Lesotho - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 6.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 89.41 in 1961, while its lowest value was 3.78 in 2015.

Definition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 88.18
1961 89.41
1962 88.18
1963 83.78
1964 81.71
1965 79.29
1966 55.35
1967 46.04
1968 46.44
1969 42.17
1970 43.32
1971 27.94
1972 43.01
1973 49.53
1974 39.39
1975 36.51
1976 30.75
1977 37.58
1978 30.33
1979 34.26
1980 22.44
1981 24.35
1982 16.66
1983 16.26
1984 15.21
1985 16.03
1986 15.84
1987 14.25
1988 14.00
1989 12.62
1990 12.16
1991 7.33
1992 9.08
1993 8.33
1994 8.26
1995 8.78
1996 7.69
1997 7.00
1998 8.32
1999 8.78
2000 7.83
2001 8.30
2002 6.40
2003 6.35
2004 5.98
2005 5.67
2006 4.84
2007 5.39
2008 5.51
2009 6.15
2010 4.86
2011 4.54
2012 4.90
2013 5.06
2014 3.96
2015 3.78
2016 5.71
2017 4.96
2018 4.32
2019 4.73
2020 6.26

Limitations and Exceptions: Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of agricultural output is either not exchanged (because it is consumed within the household) or not exchanged for money. Agricultural production often must be estimated indirectly, using a combination of methods involving estimates of inputs, yields, and area under cultivation. This approach sometimes leads to crude approximations that can differ from the true values over time and across crops for reasons other than climate conditions or farming techniques. Similarly, agricultural inputs that cannot easily be allocated to specific outputs are frequently "netted out" using equally crude and ad hoc approximations.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed in production, before accounting for consumption of fixed capital in production. The United Nations System of National Accounts calls for value added to be valued at either basic prices (excluding net taxes on products) or producer prices (including net taxes on products paid by producers but excluding sales or value added taxes). Both valuations exclude transport charges that are invoiced separately by producers. Total GDP is measured at purchaser prices. Value added by industry is normally measured at basic prices.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts