Agriculture (general government expenditure) β Value US$ by country
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects...
What the numbers show
Agriculture (general government expenditure) β Value US$ is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 7,926 million USD in Brazil; the lowest is 0 million USD in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 225.12 million USD, and the mean is 1,117 million USD.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 2,409.7%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 100.0%).
Agriculture (general government expenditure) β Value US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 7,926 million USD | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 6,747 million USD | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 5,304 million USD | 2023 | up 95.3% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4,810 million USD | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3,863 million USD | 2024 | up 420.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 3,511 million USD | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 1,670 million USD | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 1,281 million USD | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovak Republic | 1,274 million USD | 2011 | up 269.4% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 1,231 million USD | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 1,073 million USD | 2024 | up 174.0% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 1,018 million USD | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 996.94 million USD | 2015 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 781.61 million USD | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 574.4 million USD | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 563.26 million USD | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 463 million USD | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 359.9 million USD | 2020 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 320.21 million USD | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 261.8 million USD | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 225.12 million USD | 2010 | up 2,409.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 188.77 million USD | 2024 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 180.47 million USD | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 174.67 million USD | 2024 | β | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 147.98 million USD | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 145 million USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 143.6 million USD | 2022 | up 161.9% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 132.49 million USD | 2014 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 131.36 million USD | 2022 | up 181.9% | rising |
| 30 | Madagascar | 114.63 million USD | 2018 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 71.7 million USD | 2018 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritius | 53 million USD | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 33 | South Sudan | 24.14 million USD | 2022 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.55 million USD | 2022 | β | rising |
| 35 | Seychelles | 7.87 million USD | 2024 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.99 million USD | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Grenada | 2.99 million USD | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.82 million USD | 2015 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 1.89 million USD | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 0.41 million USD | 2017 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 0 million USD | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.