The Gambia - Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in The Gambia was 337,688,100 as of 2020. Over the past 53 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 448,339,400 in 2010 and 118,689,900 in 1967.

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 constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1967 118,689,900
1968 130,063,600
1969 133,273,900
1970 141,620,700
1971 141,529,000
1972 141,804,200
1973 154,828,900
1974 163,909,500
1975 184,272,100
1976 194,636,800
1977 189,775,500
1978 190,784,400
1979 218,576,600
1980 209,936,200
1981 167,303,300
1982 195,636,600
1983 253,651,600
1984 248,194,000
1985 226,519,800
1986 220,814,600
1987 214,724,200
1988 210,861,000
1989 219,216,300
1990 214,454,700
1991 216,880,400
1992 210,861,000
1993 200,978,300
1994 213,376,600
1995 207,746,500
1996 202,625,700
1997 223,302,500
1998 216,688,400
1999 281,885,400
2000 303,017,000
2001 329,177,000
2002 269,651,400
2003 322,130,600
2004 343,676,600
2005 333,774,500
2006 278,093,600
2007 266,417,600
2008 348,935,700
2009 400,992,000
2010 448,339,400
2011 323,979,700
2012 345,060,500
2013 336,067,300
2014 294,446,600
2015 306,077,700
2016 305,359,800
2017 291,987,600
2018 302,765,600
2019 302,426,500
2020 337,688,100

Development Relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions.

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

Base Period: 2010

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