Samoa - Agriculture, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (current US$) in Samoa was $82,729,880 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $87,523,490 in 2017 and $39,018,680 in 2001.

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1994 $48,824,540
1995 $39,976,920
1996 $45,320,750
1997 $57,556,710
1998 $49,622,800
1999 $42,520,230
2000 $43,478,500
2001 $39,018,680
2002 $40,262,820
2003 $40,418,800
2004 $53,716,670
2005 $59,136,920
2006 $59,042,960
2007 $72,025,760
2008 $69,933,440
2009 $65,898,750
2010 $69,028,690
2011 $65,164,160
2012 $69,576,900
2013 $74,788,440
2014 $71,501,500
2015 $68,662,660
2016 $72,961,580
2017 $87,523,490
2018 $80,050,160
2019 $82,889,250
2020 $82,729,880

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: Gap-filled total

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