Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency 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, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 4.65 million million SLC in Viet Nam; the lowest is -135 million SLC in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 412.99 million SLC, and the mean is 87,154 million SLC.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34,444.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 7,759.7%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 1,275.0%).
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital (central government): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 4.65 million million SLC | 2022 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 801,013 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,195.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 474,776 million SLC | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 306,307 million SLC | 2024 | — | falling |
| 4 | Paraguay | 239,642 million SLC | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 194,920 million SLC | 2024 | up 7,759.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 181,500 million SLC | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 159,000 million SLC | 2022 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Senegal | 154,536 million SLC | 2024 | up 182.0% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 131,878 million SLC | 2022 | up 498.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 98,601 million SLC | 2023 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 94,138 million SLC | 2017 | up 2,003.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Hungary | 88,207 million SLC | 2023 | up 517.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 65,888 million SLC | 2024 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 65,708 million SLC | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 63,279 million SLC | 2013 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 33,798 million SLC | 2024 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 29,960 million SLC | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 26,089 million SLC | 2015 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 19,581 million SLC | 2024 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 16,358 million SLC | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 16,006 million SLC | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Yemen | 13,969 million SLC | 2014 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 23 | Armenia | 11,039 million SLC | 2022 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 10,267 million SLC | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 9,762 million SLC | 2024 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 9,582 million SLC | 2020 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 8,341 million SLC | 2020 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 7,503 million SLC | 2021 | up 875.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 7,088 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,224.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Albania | 4,936 million SLC | 2022 | up 150.4% | rising |
| 31 | Bhutan | 3,159 million SLC | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 2,810 million SLC | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 2,571 million SLC | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 34 | Israel | 2,213 million SLC | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,774 million SLC | 2024 | up 480.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | 1,311 million SLC | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Tunisia | 1,164 million SLC | 2020 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 38 | Eswatini | 1,144 million SLC | 2024 | up 791.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | 942 million SLC | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 836.97 million SLC | 2024 | up 38.3% | flat |
| 41 | Sweden | 816 million SLC | 2024 | up 148.0% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 800.68 million SLC | 2015 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 675.21 million SLC | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 635.85 million SLC | 2024 | up 261.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 475 million SLC | 2023 | up 559.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 350.97 million SLC | 2019 | — | falling |
| 47 | Zambia | 347.87 million SLC | 2024 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 48 | New Caledonia | 276 million SLC | 2016 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 270.5 million SLC | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovakia | 259.5 million SLC | 2011 | up 2,745.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 217.02 million SLC | 2023 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 215 million SLC | 2023 | up 277.2% | falling |
| 53 | Serbia | 200.07 million SLC | 2012 | up 6,353.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | 149.03 million SLC | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 124.64 million SLC | 2017 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 56 | France | 112 million SLC | 2023 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 104.19 million SLC | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 89 million SLC | 2023 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 82.47 million SLC | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Lesotho | 71.31 million SLC | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 67.61 million SLC | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Italy | 62 million SLC | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 53.13 million SLC | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominica | 47.5 million SLC | 2023 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 35.88 million SLC | 2023 | — | rising |
| 66 | Seychelles | 34.56 million SLC | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29 million SLC | 2015 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 24.4 million SLC | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Cyprus | 24 million SLC | 2023 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 21.12 million SLC | 2023 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 18 million SLC | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 17.85 million SLC | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 17 million SLC | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 74 | Barbados | 8.63 million SLC | 2022 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 7.24 million SLC | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 5.22 million SLC | 2023 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.12 million SLC | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 2.8 million SLC | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 2.48 million SLC | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.51 million SLC | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahamas | 1.49 million SLC | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 1.48 million SLC | 2016 | — | falling |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 1 million SLC | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 1 million SLC | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0.58 million SLC | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Oman | 0.24 million SLC | 2022 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Samoa | 0 million SLC | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 0 million SLC | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Pakistan | 0 million SLC | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Australia | -47 million SLC | 2024 | down 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Poland | -135 million SLC | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United Republic of Tanzania 552,909 million SLC
- Republic of Moldova 660 million SLC
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.