Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Recurrent (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, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 3.86 million million SLC in Colombia; the lowest is 0 million SLC in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,259 million SLC, and the mean is 94,574 million SLC.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 4,827.9%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 100.0%).
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Recurrent (central government): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 3.86 million million SLC | 2024 | up 195.4% | rising |
| 2 | Guinea | 599,600 million SLC | 2020 | — | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 540,053 million SLC | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 501,090 million SLC | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 404,747 million SLC | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 336,450 million SLC | 2024 | up 379.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 311,228 million SLC | 2022 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 266,890 million SLC | 2024 | — | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 260,424 million SLC | 2023 | up 114.6% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 250,189 million SLC | 2024 | up 4,827.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 229,649 million SLC | 2024 | up 762.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 208,504 million SLC | 2024 | up 467.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 135,149 million SLC | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 124,955 million SLC | 2024 | up 352.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 106,793 million SLC | 2023 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 89,530 million SLC | 2017 | up 458.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 89,175 million SLC | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 80,752 million SLC | 2011 | up 274.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 64,698 million SLC | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 49,433 million SLC | 2022 | up 264.4% | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 44,095 million SLC | 2024 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 32,126 million SLC | 2012 | up 303.3% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 31,278 million SLC | 2020 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 27,202 million SLC | 2024 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 25 | Chad | 26,152 million SLC | 2020 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 24,872 million SLC | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 24,062 million SLC | 2023 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 28 | Togo | 18,606 million SLC | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 18,059 million SLC | 2024 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 30 | Guyana | 14,073 million SLC | 2020 | up 238.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 12,626 million SLC | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 12,254 million SLC | 2023 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Zambia | 9,885 million SLC | 2024 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 9,411 million SLC | 2022 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 8,783 million SLC | 2022 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 6,980 million SLC | 2014 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 6,956 million SLC | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 4,353 million SLC | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malaysia | 4,313 million SLC | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 40 | Bhutan | 3,659 million SLC | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 3,342 million SLC | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,324 million SLC | 2024 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,203 million SLC | 2015 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 2,948 million SLC | 2019 | — | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 2,788 million SLC | 2023 | up 279.3% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritius | 2,704 million SLC | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 47 | Mozambique | 2,495 million SLC | 2024 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 48 | New Caledonia | 2,023 million SLC | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1,900 million SLC | 2023 | up 200.6% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,738 million SLC | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 51 | Botswana | 1,693 million SLC | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 52 | Finland | 1,376 million SLC | 2023 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 53 | Israel | 1,224 million SLC | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 54 | Namibia | 1,020 million SLC | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 1,020 million SLC | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 935.26 million SLC | 2022 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 899.92 million SLC | 2024 | up 311.1% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 887.71 million SLC | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 59 | Slovakia | 699.65 million SLC | 2011 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 696 million SLC | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 647 million SLC | 2015 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 619.31 million SLC | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 585.25 million SLC | 2016 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 64 | Lesotho | 418.69 million SLC | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 65 | Eswatini | 367.97 million SLC | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 292.38 million SLC | 2023 | — | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 196.9 million SLC | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 68 | Slovenia | 192.64 million SLC | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 159.1 million SLC | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 70 | Latvia | 152.23 million SLC | 2023 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Seychelles | 149.15 million SLC | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 144.5 million SLC | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 124.4 million SLC | 2024 | up 170.4% | rising |
| 74 | Singapore | 114.9 million SLC | 2010 | up 180.2% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 84.47 million SLC | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | 79.06 million SLC | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 70.77 million SLC | 2016 | up 168.7% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 55.66 million SLC | 2016 | — | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 54.73 million SLC | 2022 | down 33.8% | flat |
| 80 | Oman | 53.55 million SLC | 2022 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 53.12 million SLC | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 35 million SLC | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 83 | Bahamas | 34.34 million SLC | 2024 | up 192.8% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 33.08 million SLC | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.97 million SLC | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 86 | Samoa | 22.72 million SLC | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.6 million SLC | 2024 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.85 million SLC | 2022 | — | rising |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 11 million SLC | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 90 | Dominica | 8.7 million SLC | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 91 | Grenada | 8.14 million SLC | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 92 | Bahrain | 7.55 million SLC | 2017 | — | falling |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.54 million SLC | 2017 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Canada | 0 million SLC | 2014 | 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.
- Viet Nam 3.83 million million SLC
- United States of America 26,900 million SLC
- United Republic of Tanzania 330,968 million SLC
- Republic of Moldova 2,404 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.