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Gross domestic product and agriculture value added 1970–2019

Global and regional trends

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Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Category Corporate general interest

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 23

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides macroeconomic indicators at the country and regional levels relating to total economy; agriculture, forestry and fishing (AFF); manufacturing (MAN); agriculture sub-industry (agriculture) and manufacturing sub-industry (food, beverages and tobacco products). It releases time series for a selection of national accounts variables, including GDP, GFCF, VA, gross national income (GNI), agriculture sub-industry VA and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as per capita GDP, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industries’ contribution to GDP. The database includes statistics of 218 countries and territories, including former countries. FAO compiles aggregate values at the regional and global levels. The time coverage is annual from 1970 to 2019. Data are available in both national currency and in USD, in current prices and in constant 2015 prices. The breakdown of economic activities follows the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC). This brief analyses global and regional trends for the period 1970-2019.

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​FAO. 2021. Gross domestic product and agriculture value added 1970–2019: Global and regional trends. FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs Series No. 23. Rome.

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