Uganda - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Uganda was 23.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 73.66 in 1978, while its lowest value was 21.38 in 2008.

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 49.87
1961 49.92
1962 49.18
1963 47.51
1964 47.24
1965 49.07
1966 48.03
1967 45.84
1968 44.43
1969 45.37
1970 51.03
1971 54.05
1972 54.50
1973 58.60
1974 60.49
1975 70.62
1976 71.87
1977 73.29
1978 73.66
1979 65.22
1980 71.76
1981 58.33
1982 50.24
1983 53.06
1984 49.76
1985 48.38
1986 53.10
1987 54.75
1988 54.27
1989 54.38
1990 53.28
1991 49.37
1992 48.20
1993 48.28
1994 46.17
1995 45.30
1996 41.04
1997 38.12
1998 38.25
1999 34.79
2000 27.51
2001 27.85
2002 23.43
2003 24.51
2004 21.67
2005 25.07
2006 24.03
2007 22.28
2008 21.38
2009 34.06
2010 32.30
2011 28.70
2012 26.93
2013 26.04
2014 24.86
2015 23.54
2016 22.66
2017 23.46
2018 23.25
2019 22.95
2020 23.93

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