Tunisia - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Tunisia was 10.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 21.45 in 1972, while its lowest value was 6.85 in 2010.

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
1965 20.80
1966 17.86
1967 16.30
1968 17.58
1969 15.92
1970 17.03
1971 19.38
1972 21.45
1973 19.74
1974 18.73
1975 18.48
1976 17.75
1977 15.82
1978 15.09
1979 13.54
1980 14.13
1981 13.67
1982 13.15
1983 12.38
1984 14.21
1985 15.81
1986 13.01
1987 16.47
1988 11.83
1989 12.92
1990 15.72
1991 16.72
1992 16.12
1993 14.71
1994 12.56
1995 11.37
1996 13.71
1997 11.23
1998 10.60
1999 10.61
2000 10.01
2001 9.42
2002 8.30
2003 9.29
2004 9.90
2005 9.17
2006 9.28
2007 8.64
2008 7.85
2009 8.46
2010 6.85
2011 7.58
2012 8.30
2013 7.97
2014 8.57
2015 9.21
2016 8.53
2017 8.99
2018 9.92
2019 9.64
2020 10.05

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