Vanuatu - Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Vanuatu was 175,409,100 as of 2018. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 175,409,100 in 2018 and 70,248,500 in 1980.

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
1979 85,775,380
1980 70,248,500
1981 85,842,580
1982 75,799,750
1983 108,613,000
1984 115,571,800
1985 107,308,200
1986 103,354,300
1987 94,102,240
1988 90,346,060
1989 93,627,770
1990 110,234,000
1991 100,626,100
1992 96,118,710
1993 103,472,900
1994 104,777,700
1995 108,771,100
1996 114,029,800
1997 119,328,000
1998 129,568,500
1999 123,697,400
2000 129,481,700
2001 129,091,300
2002 130,985,700
2003 135,887,900
2004 142,091,500
2005 145,374,100
2006 147,514,300
2007 152,676,800
2008 151,332,000
2009 144,072,700
2010 150,753,500
2011 155,583,400
2012 152,604,500
2013 154,701,300
2014 173,832,900
2015 163,869,400
2016 173,514,800
2017 173,847,400
2018 175,409,100

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