Zambia - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Zambia was 2.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.48 in 1993, while its lowest value was 2.86 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 11.46
1961 12.76
1962 12.35
1963 13.02
1964 11.98
1965 14.31
1966 13.45
1967 12.84
1968 11.39
1969 9.67
1970 10.65
1971 13.04
1972 12.87
1973 11.31
1974 10.65
1975 13.11
1976 14.20
1977 16.39
1978 16.13
1979 14.93
1980 13.98
1981 15.63
1982 13.46
1983 14.20
1984 14.54
1985 13.08
1986 12.17
1987 10.88
1988 16.40
1989 19.14
1990 18.20
1991 15.81
1992 21.27
1993 30.48
1994 11.83
1995 14.09
1996 13.30
1997 13.98
1998 15.87
1999 18.19
2000 16.15
2001 15.53
2002 15.36
2003 15.62
2004 15.58
2005 14.59
2006 13.21
2007 12.11
2008 11.45
2009 11.55
2010 9.42
2011 9.65
2012 9.32
2013 8.23
2014 6.78
2015 4.98
2016 6.23
2017 4.02
2018 3.34
2019 2.86
2020 2.98

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