Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Measurement of the agro-industrial complex in the world: comparative between countries

Abstract:

The objectives of the study were to estimate the gross domestic product (GDP) of agribusiness for 63 countries and the Rest of the world in the period from 1995 to 2015 and to analyze comparatively the results and relations with the human development index (HDI). The methodology uses the input-output matrix and the data sources were the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations (UN). The results showed that the share of agribusiness in world GDP decreased from 18.4% to 15.2% and most countries (59 out of 63) showed the same trend in the period simultaneously with an increase in the HDI. The highest absolute values ​​of agribusiness GDP in 2015 correspond to China (US$ 2.496 trillion), United States (US$ 1.395 trillion), India (US$ 637 billion), Japan (US$ 414 billion), and Brazil (US$ 316 billion). Brazil went from the eighth to the fifth position of the agribusiness GDP in the period and the participation in the economy decreased from 24.4% to 19%. Countries with higher HDI values ​​showed greater participation by industry and services in the composition of agribusiness GDP.

Keywords:
agribusiness; input-output; agro-industrial complex; economic development

Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural Av. W/3 Norte, Quadra 702 Ed. Brasília Rádio Center Salas 1049-1050, 70719 900 Brasília DF Brasil, - Brasília - DF - Brazil
E-mail: sober@sober.org.br