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Andorran economy:

developments in the main sectors

IX. Primary sector

The primary sector is the smallest sector of
activity in the Andorran economy. It only PRIMARY SECTOR GVA
Variation rate in real terms
represents 0.5% of Andorran GVA and 0.4% of Chart 9.1
employees. This means that changes in this sector
do not significantly influence developments in
the economy as a whole. The trend in GVA for
the agricultural sector was positive in 2016 and
2017, but began a recessionary phase in 2018
that lasted until 2020. From 2021, it started a
new expansionary period. Specifically, GVA in
the agricultural sector saw an increase of 3% in
2021 and 1.2% in 2022.

Source: Department of Statistics.
In line with the increase in activity, the number 77
of employees in the sector also saw a slight
relative increase in 2022, from 154 in 2021 to The GVA of the agricultural sector grew
159 in 2022. On the other hand, the numberof for the second consecutive year, after
establishments in the primary sector fell from
28 to 27. shrinking over the period 2018-2020.

In keeping with the effort made to introduce improvements in the production process - note that
the entry of agricultural products into the Customs Union is opening up new opportunities in the
primary sector, encouraging crop and livestock farmers to make investments to obtain quality seals
and increase productivity, especially in the
wine and meat sectors – the monthly wages of
FARMS AND UTILISED AGRICULTURAL employees rose cumulatively by 16% over the
AREA (UAA) BY PARISH. 2022 Table 9.1 period 2016-2022, to an average of €1,682,

% total the highest level in the series. Last year, with the
Farms UAA (m )
2
UAA added push from inflation, the wage increase
Canillo 48 4,161,711 21 was 4.8%.
Encamp 43 1,937,434 10
Ordino 38 2,890,576 15 The number of crop farms has Andorran economy: developments in the main sectors | IX. Primary sector
La Massana 55 3,232,487 16 remained fairly stable since 2014.
Andorra la Vella 38 373,389 2
Sant Julià de Lòria 65 6,555,809 33 In 2022, there were 315 crop farms in the
Escaldes-Engordany 28 689,684 3 Principality, three more than in 2021. The parish
Total 315 19,841,090 100 with most activity is still Sant Julià de Lòria,
with 65 farms, and at the other extreme,
UAA: Utilised Agricultural Area.
Escaldes-Engordany with only 28 farms. Over
Source: Department of Agriculture.
time, the number of farms has remained quite