Agriculture, forestry, fishing (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 (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 77.83 million million SLC in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 million SLC in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,437 million SLC, and the mean is 796,452 million SLC.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 13,881.7%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 77.83 million million SLC | 2024 | up 432.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 18.75 million million SLC | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 8.48 million million SLC | 2022 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 11.68 million million SLC | 2024 | up 520.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 1,450 million SLC | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 4 | Colombia | 3.92 million million SLC | 2024 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 327,454 million SLC | 2024 | up 391.2% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 1.46 million million SLC | 2018 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 271,289 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,234.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 1.01 million million SLC | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1.01 million million SLC | 2024 | up 1,414.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 1.00 million million SLC | 2023 | up 524.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 893,929 million SLC | 2019 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 740,731 million SLC | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 30 million SLC | 2015 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 679,095 million SLC | 2024 | up 710.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Guinea | 660,283 million SLC | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 13 | Algeria | 645,425 million SLC | 2024 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 573,197 million SLC | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 531,370 million SLC | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 497,746 million SLC | 2024 | up 356.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 412,250 million SLC | 2021 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 348,631 million SLC | 2023 | up 157.0% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 341,772 million SLC | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 257,277 million SLC | 2024 | up 4,484.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Pakistan | 229,649 million SLC | 2024 | up 762.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 205,394 million SLC | 2023 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 202,686 million SLC | 2024 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 198,631 million SLC | 2024 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 198,591 million SLC | 2024 | up 390.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 197,940 million SLC | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 191,968 million SLC | 2024 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 28 | Lebanon | 190,600 million SLC | 2022 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 172,687 million SLC | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 140,961 million SLC | 2024 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 140,661 million SLC | 2022 | up 238.2% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 125,717 million SLC | 2024 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 122,974 million SLC | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Cameroon | 116,575 million SLC | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 110,649 million SLC | 2024 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 107,521 million SLC | 2024 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 37 | Kenya | 93,090 million SLC | 2024 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 88,078 million SLC | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 84,279 million SLC | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 69,905 million SLC | 2024 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 60,027 million SLC | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 59,853 million SLC | 2024 | up 192.5% | rising |
| 43 | Togo | 48,566 million SLC | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 44 | Chad | 47,557 million SLC | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 45 | Burundi | 47,272 million SLC | 2019 | up 241.3% | rising |
| 46 | Guyana | 34,573 million SLC | 2023 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 31,954 million SLC | 2023 | up 462.0% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 30,725 million SLC | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 28,608 million SLC | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 28,012 million SLC | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 27,822 million SLC | 2024 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 26,738 million SLC | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 25,142 million SLC | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 23,927 million SLC | 2023 | up 211.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 23,182 million SLC | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | 22,521 million SLC | 2023 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 57 | China, mainland | 20,991 million SLC | 2024 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 58 | Yemen | 20,949 million SLC | 2014 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 18,705 million SLC | 2023 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 60 | Congo | 16,145 million SLC | 2018 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Albania | 15,902 million SLC | 2024 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 13,463 million SLC | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,488 million SLC | 2024 | up 473.2% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 11,927 million SLC | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 65 | Equatorial Guinea | 11,129 million SLC | 2022 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 66 | Zambia | 10,233 million SLC | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 7,772 million SLC | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 7,584 million SLC | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 7,267 million SLC | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Romania | 7,163 million SLC | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 71 | Malaysia | 7,124 million SLC | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 72 | Bhutan | 7,033 million SLC | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,765 million SLC | 2023 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 5,415 million SLC | 2024 | up 262.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Canada | 5,396 million SLC | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,098 million SLC | 2024 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 5,066 million SLC | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritania | 4,814 million SLC | 2023 | up 198.1% | rising |
| 79 | France | 4,486 million SLC | 2023 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 4,401 million SLC | 2020 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 81 | New Caledonia | 4,029 million SLC | 2020 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 82 | Switzerland | 3,819 million SLC | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 83 | Israel | 3,437 million SLC | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 3,408 million SLC | 2021 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Cuba | 3,299 million SLC | 2019 | — | rising |
| 86 | Australia | 3,295 million SLC | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 3,189 million SLC | 2024 | up 350.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Belarus | 3,188 million SLC | 2023 | up 310.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 3,004 million SLC | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 2,853 million SLC | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 2,850 million SLC | 2023 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 2,238 million SLC | 2024 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | 2,202 million SLC | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 2,147 million SLC | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Spain | 2,115 million SLC | 2023 | up 207.0% | falling |
| 96 | Haiti | 2,031 million SLC | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 2,021 million SLC | 2024 | up 647.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 1,962 million SLC | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 99 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,827 million SLC | 2023 | up 41.0% | flat |
| 100 | Guatemala | 1,655 million SLC | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 101 | Peru | 1,563 million SLC | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,519 million SLC | 2024 | up 391.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 1,377 million SLC | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 104 | Ireland | 1,211 million SLC | 2023 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 965.65 million SLC | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 106 | Greece | 922 million SLC | 2023 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Suriname | 743.79 million SLC | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 714 million SLC | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 109 | Portugal | 701.79 million SLC | 2023 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 676.64 million SLC | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 111 | Maldives | 660.96 million SLC | 2024 | up 603.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 655.5 million SLC | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 634.77 million SLC | 2024 | up 13,881.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 541.56 million SLC | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Lesotho | 490 million SLC | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 437.01 million SLC | 2024 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia | 425.47 million SLC | 2022 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 118 | Slovakia | 379.96 million SLC | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | 367 million SLC | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 120 | Croatia | 328.26 million SLC | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 289.15 million SLC | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 122 | Singapore | 273.55 million SLC | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 123 | Slovenia | 260.26 million SLC | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 218.02 million SLC | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 187.43 million SLC | 2024 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 126 | Seychelles | 183.71 million SLC | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 183.1 million SLC | 2023 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 128 | Latvia | 170.08 million SLC | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 129 | Ecuador | 157.31 million SLC | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 130 | El Salvador | 150.1 million SLC | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 131 | Estonia | 147.3 million SLC | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 119.21 million SLC | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 113.39 million SLC | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 134 | Barbados | 108.83 million SLC | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 108.76 million SLC | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 136 | Oman | 94 million SLC | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 137 | Malta | 84.27 million SLC | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 138 | Jordan | 71 million SLC | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 139 | Kuwait | 70.77 million SLC | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Dominica | 56.2 million SLC | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 141 | Fiji | 52 million SLC | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.99 million SLC | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 40.32 million SLC | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 144 | Montenegro | 37.82 million SLC | 2024 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahamas | 35.84 million SLC | 2024 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 146 | Palestine | 32.2 million SLC | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.97 million SLC | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.11 million SLC | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 149 | Samoa | 22.72 million SLC | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tonga | 21.89 million SLC | 2024 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 151 | Belize | 17.15 million SLC | 2024 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.97 million SLC | 2022 | — | rising |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 11.71 million SLC | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 154 | Grenada | 10.62 million SLC | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 155 | Somalia | 6.29 million SLC | 2023 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 5.28 million SLC | 2019 | up 198.3% | rising |
| 157 | Andorra | 4.65 million SLC | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 158 | Bahrain | 4.6 million SLC | 2023 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 159 | Liberia | 4.41 million SLC | 2023 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 160 | Naoero | 4.38 million SLC | 2024 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 161 | Kiribati | 4.1 million SLC | 2021 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 162 | Cook Islands | 3.45 million SLC | 2022 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 163 | San Marino | 3.11 million SLC | 2023 | — | falling |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 1.35 million SLC | 2017 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 165 | Palau | 0.72 million SLC | 2019 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 166 | Belgium | 0 million SLC | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 72.46 million million SLC
- Côte d'Ivoire 137,963 million SLC
- United States of America 26,900 million SLC
- United Republic of Tanzania 883,876 million SLC
- Syrian Arab Republic 82,338 million SLC
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 46,043 million SLC
- Republic of Moldova 3,064 million SLC
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 352.34 million SLC
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.56 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.