2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures — Value is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 5.38 in Singapore; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3, and the mean is 0.5635.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 1,284.8%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 84.1%).
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 5.38 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Sudan | 4.57 | 2022 | up 1,284.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4.32 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.67 | 2023 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3.08 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 6 | Malta | 2.29 | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 2.28 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 2.21 | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 2.16 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.16 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 2.04 | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bahamas | 1.99 | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 1.88 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 14 | Djibouti | 1.53 | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 1.52 | 2022 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cuba | 1.4 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1.35 | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.35 | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 19 | Barbados | 1.31 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.28 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 1.25 | 2024 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 | 2024 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.19 | 2024 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Andorra | 1.09 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 1.04 | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.99 | 2024 | up 141.5% | falling |
| 27 | China, mainland | 0.95 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 0.89 | 2023 | up 117.1% | falling |
| 28 | Eswatini | 0.89 | 2024 | up 229.6% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 0.88 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8 | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.79 | 2024 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.78 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0.75 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 0.74 | 2024 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.72 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0.72 | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bhutan | 0.66 | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 0.66 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.64 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 0.63 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Seychelles | 0.59 | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 0.58 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 0.54 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 0.53 | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 0.52 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 0.51 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 47 | Naoero | 0.51 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 49 | Estonia | 0.5 | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 50 | Poland | 0.48 | 2024 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.47 | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 52 | Guyana | 0.46 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cook Islands | 0.46 | 2022 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 0.45 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Bahrain | 0.45 | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 54 | Finland | 0.45 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 54 | Senegal | 0.45 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 0.44 | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 0.43 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 0.43 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 61 | Georgia | 0.42 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.42 | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 61 | India | 0.42 | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 64 | Morocco | 0.41 | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 0.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | Iceland | 0.4 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 0.4 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 66 | Puerto Rico | 0.4 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Hungary | 0.39 | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Maldives | 0.39 | 2024 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.37 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 73 | Algeria | 0.36 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.36 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 73 | Slovakia | 0.36 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Lesotho | 0.35 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0.35 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 0.35 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 0.34 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 0.34 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 81 | Australia | 0.33 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 81 | Chile | 0.33 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.31 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 84 | Fiji | 0.3 | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 84 | France | 0.3 | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0.3 | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Malawi | 0.3 | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 84 | Oman | 0.3 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 0.3 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 90 | Armenia | 0.29 | 2024 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 0.29 | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 90 | Mexico | 0.29 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 0.28 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 93 | Grenada | 0.28 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 0.28 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 0.27 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Dominica | 0.27 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 96 | Mauritania | 0.27 | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.25 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 0.24 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 100 | Greece | 0.24 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Italy | 0.24 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 100 | Latvia | 0.24 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.24 | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 0.24 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.24 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 107 | Suriname | 0.23 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 0.23 | 2022 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 0.23 | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 0.22 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Malaysia | 0.22 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 112 | Honduras | 0.21 | 2024 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 112 | Indonesia | 0.21 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0.21 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 112 | Montenegro | 0.21 | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 112 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.21 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.2 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 0.19 | 2019 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 0.19 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 120 | Cambodia | 0.18 | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Palau | 0.18 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 0.18 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Belgium | 0.17 | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 123 | Benin | 0.17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 123 | Egypt | 0.17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Togo | 0.17 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 123 | Tonga | 0.17 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 128 | Guatemala | 0.16 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 128 | Nigeria | 0.16 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 130 | Congo | 0.15 | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Myanmar | 0.15 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 132 | Brazil | 0.14 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 132 | Cameroon | 0.14 | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.14 | 2024 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 135 | Albania | 0.13 | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 135 | Jordan | 0.13 | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Pakistan | 0.13 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.13 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 0.12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 140 | Kenya | 0.12 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 140 | Madagascar | 0.12 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 0.12 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 0.11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 144 | Uganda | 0.11 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 144 | Uruguay | 0.11 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 147 | Burundi | 0.1 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 147 | Colombia | 0.1 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Mali | 0.1 | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 0.09 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Niger | 0.09 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 151 | Rwanda | 0.09 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 151 | Chad | 0.09 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 155 | Gambia | 0.08 | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 155 | Palestine, State of | 0.08 | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 155 | Yemen | 0.08 | 2014 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 158 | Argentina | 0.07 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Guinea | 0.07 | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 0.07 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Ecuador | 0.06 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Lebanon | 0.06 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 0.06 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 0.05 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Angola | 0.04 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Iraq | 0.04 | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 165 | Kiribati | 0.04 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0.04 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 0.04 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 165 | New Zealand | 0.04 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Ukraine | 0.04 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Ghana | 0.03 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Liberia | 0.03 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Somalia | 0.02 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Qatar | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 0.96
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.83
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 0.84
- Asia 0.66
- Caribbean 0.76
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.62
- Northern Europe 0.66
- Türkiye 0.44
- Cabo Verde 0.49
- Viet Nam 0.4
- Southern Africa 0.47
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.29
- Western Europe 0.46
- Republic of Moldova 0.26
- World 0.45
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.23
- Polynesia 0.23
- Northern America and Europe 0.43
- Northern America 0.42
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.18
- Europe 0.41
- Eastern Europe 0.41
- Micronesia 0.12
- Timor-Leste 0.12
- Melanesia 0.12
- Central Asia 0.39
- Southern Asia 0.38
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 0.38
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.11
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.11
- United States of America 0.37
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.1
- Middle Africa 0.1
- Western Asia 0.32
- Northern Africa 0.31
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 0.31
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.07
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.01
- Americas 0.29
- South-Eastern Asia 0.29
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