Niger - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Niger was 38.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 76.00 in 1962, while its lowest value was 29.44 in 1990.

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 75.32
1961 73.89
1962 76.00
1963 72.95
1964 74.32
1965 67.70
1966 66.87
1967 70.71
1968 69.17
1969 66.42
1970 64.88
1971 65.46
1972 62.46
1973 60.27
1974 63.79
1975 50.31
1976 47.03
1977 51.79
1978 52.68
1979 48.68
1980 43.06
1981 45.65
1982 44.30
1983 41.58
1984 35.77
1985 36.74
1986 34.73
1987 35.21
1988 35.35
1989 34.07
1990 29.44
1991 31.58
1992 33.16
1993 34.08
1994 31.17
1995 30.73
1996 32.33
1997 30.23
1998 35.41
1999 35.00
2000 36.58
2001 40.18
2002 41.37
2003 41.20
2004 37.37
2005 39.28
2006 39.75
2007 37.09
2008 38.78
2009 34.78
2010 35.82
2011 33.65
2012 33.68
2013 32.24
2014 33.43
2015 32.42
2016 35.26
2017 35.82
2018 37.66
2019 36.91
2020 38.38

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