Progress
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Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Agricultural value added as a percentage of GDP
Year Value Units GeoCode
2021 0.8 %
2014 0.7 %
2013 0.8 %
2015 0.7 %
2018 0.8 %
2016 0.7 %
2012 0.8 %
2020 0.7 %
2023 0.8 %
2010 0.7 %
2011 0.7 %
2017 0.9 %
2022 0.8 %
2019 0.8 %

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Footnote: GRAFICO.2-a-1-notapie

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Agricultural value added as a percentage of GDP
Target

2.a Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Goal

2- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Definition

Gross Value Added (VAB) of agriculture, livestock and fishing with respect to the GVA of the total sectors, at current prices.

Agricultural value added and GDP are based on the European System of Accounts (ESA-2010). Agriculture refers to the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting sectors (Section A of the CNAE 2009 or ISIC Rev4).
Theoretical formula \[PVAB_{agriculture}^{t} = \frac{VAB_{agriculture}^{t}}{PIB^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$VAB_{agriculture}^{t} =$ gross added value of the agriculture, livestock and fishing sector at current prices in the year $t$

$PIB^{t} =$ gross domestic product at current prices in the year $t$
Available disaggregations

Province

County

Municipality
Frequency

Annual
Observations

The data published in the Municipal GDP are compiled using estimates based on the methodology established in the European System of Accounts (ESA-2010).
Data last updated 2025/06/13
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

Source 1

Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Organisation Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Periodicity Annual
Link to data source Economic Accounts

Source 2

Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Organisation Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Periodicity Annual
Link to data source Municipal GDP

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

An Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) greater than 1 reflects a higher orientation towards the agriculture sector, which receives a higher share of government spending relative to its contribution to economic value-added.

An AOI less than 1 reflects a lower orientation to agriculture, while an AOI equal to 1 reflects neutrality in a government’s orientation to the agriculture sector.

Government spending in agriculture includes spending on sector policies and programs; soil improvement and soil degradation control; irrigation and reservoirs for agricultural use; animal health management, livestock research and training in animal husbandry; marine/freshwater biological research; afforestation and other forestry projects; etc.

Spending in these agricultural activities helps to increase sector efficiency, productivity and income growth by increasing physical or human capital and/or reducing inter-temporal budget constraints.

However, the private sector typically under-invests in these activities due to the presence of market failure (e.g. the public good nature of research and development; the positive externalities from improved soil and water conditions; lack of access to competitive credit due to asymmetric information between producers and financial institutions, etc.).

Similarly, the high risk faced by agricultural producers, particular smallholders unable to hedge against risk, often requires government intervention in terms of income redistribution to support smallholders in distress following crop failures and livestock loss from pests, droughts, floods, infrastructure failure, or severe price changes.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator is one of the series of the United Nations indicator, but it is not the main indicator.
International results

Agricultural value added as a percentage of GDP (%) AG_PRD_AGVAS UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 2-a-1.pdf
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