​​​The main economic indicator ​which measures the value or size of the whole Jersey economy is GVA (Gross Value Added). It's calculated from a robust methodology based on the recognised international framework.

​​The 2013 report shows that:​

• in 2013, Jersey’s economy as measured by total GVA was essentially unchanged in real terms on an annual basis
• 2013 represents the first occasion in six years that total GVA has not recorded a significant fall in real terms on an annual basis
• the relative stability of total GVA in 2013 compared with the previous year was driven by the real-term growth recorded by several non-finance sectors:
• agriculture, hotels, restaurants and bars, the private sector service industries, the public sector, transport, storage and communications and the utilities sector each recorded real-term growth of GVA in 2013
• in contrast, the GVA of the finance sector, which accounted for more than two-fifths (42%) of all economic activity in the Island, decreased by 3% in real-terms in 20​13; construction and manufacturing also recorded real term falls of GVA in 2013
• since the global economic downturn in 2008, the total GVA of Jersey’s economy has decreased by a sixth (16%) in real terms. Over this period, the GVA of the f​inance sector has decreased by a third (33%) in real terms, whilst that of the non-finance sectors, overall, has decreased by 5%
• total GVA in 2013 was £3.7 billion (current year values)