Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America
Central America: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 4,402 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Central America recorded 4,402 million USD for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America peaked at 10,880 million USD in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,111 million USD, in 2020.
That places Central America 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,149 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 10,880 million USD | +111.3% |
| 2003 | 5,833 million USD | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 5,789 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,067 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 6,003 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6,971 million USD | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 7,467 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 7,433 million USD | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,911 million USD | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 7,883 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,497 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7,286 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,237 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6,911 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6,113 million USD | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 4,729 million USD | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 5,076 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 3,950 million USD | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 3,111 million USD | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 3,335 million USD | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 3,674 million USD | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 4,399 million USD | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 4,402 million USD | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,843 million USD | 5,149 million USD | 10,880 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,459 million USD | 3,950 million USD | 7,911 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,784 million USD | 3,111 million USD | 4,402 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.33 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Central America was 4,402 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,880 million USD in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,111 million USD in 2020.
- How does Central America rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.