Sudan - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Sudan was 20.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.50 in 1961, while its lowest value was 20.16 in 2019.

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 51.43
1961 51.50
1962 49.88
1963 44.85
1964 41.83
1965 41.94
1966 35.13
1967 34.86
1968 32.54
1969 34.51
1970 38.16
1971 38.82
1972 38.54
1973 39.84
1974 39.60
1975 35.81
1976 34.38
1977 35.60
1978 34.74
1979 32.13
1980 29.91
1981 33.38
1982 34.11
1983 31.19
1984 28.61
1985 31.47
1986 34.52
1987 31.61
1988 39.37
1989 37.37
1990 39.02
1991 40.18
1992 38.54
1993 39.90
1994 34.53
1995 37.28
1996 42.38
1997 45.04
1998 44.39
1999 43.27
2000 40.68
2001 35.78
2002 37.66
2003 38.42
2004 34.01
2005 33.20
2006 31.82
2007 35.67
2008 36.18
2009 33.51
2010 31.85
2011 27.85
2012 33.77
2013 29.61
2014 32.62
2015 31.56
2016 22.98
2017 21.23
2018 21.99
2019 20.16
2020 20.36

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