Somalia - Agriculture, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (current US$) in Somalia was $575,395,400 as of 1990. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $692,619,700 in 1988 and $116,298,000 in 1960.

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
1960 $116,298,000
1961 $122,976,000
1962 $132,188,000
1963 $138,404,000
1964 $148,078,000
1965 $154,615,100
1966 $159,235,100
1967 $162,077,000
1968 $156,631,100
1969 $164,657,200
1970 $170,028,600
1971 $167,115,600
1972 $227,675,800
1973 $273,230,900
1974 $178,856,200
1975 $346,497,100
1976 $411,818,900
1977 $278,840,600
1978 $310,635,500
1979 $301,509,100
1980 $388,485,400
1981 $438,839,600
1982 $487,587,500
1983 $446,470,400
1984 $513,445,800
1985 $557,614,300
1986 $545,551,400
1987 $619,705,600
1988 $692,619,700
1989 $663,737,900
1990 $575,395,400

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