Syrian Arab Republic - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Syrian Arab Republic was 39.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 40.79 in 2017, while its lowest value was 18.41 in 1979.

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
1970 22.41
1971 21.84
1972 26.53
1973 18.91
1974 21.66
1975 19.01
1976 20.69
1977 19.87
1978 22.03
1979 18.41
1980 20.87
1981 19.16
1982 19.91
1983 21.04
1984 19.33
1985 20.63
1986 23.46
1987 25.34
1988 30.55
1989 23.65
1990 28.29
1991 30.68
1992 31.71
1993 29.01
1994 27.84
1995 28.20
1996 27.72
1997 25.77
1998 29.39
1999 24.35
2000 24.73
2001 25.30
2002 25.01
2003 24.66
2004 22.43
2005 20.29
2006 21.46
2007 19.46
2008 18.76
2009 22.80
2010 19.44
2011 20.65
2012 23.43
2013 25.10
2014 26.86
2015 33.49
2016 34.23
2017 40.79
2018 38.98
2019 39.77

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