Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) β Value US$, 2015 prices by country
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects...
What the numbers show
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) β Value US$, 2015 prices is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 551.92 million USD in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 million USD in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.48 million USD, and the mean is 30.83 million USD.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 13,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) β Value US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 551.92 million USD | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | Australia | 260.31 million USD | 2024 | up 8,606.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 127.23 million USD | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 106.39 million USD | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 5 | Cuba | 101.23 million USD | 2019 | β | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 57.84 million USD | 2015 | up 1,538.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 57.16 million USD | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 52.8 million USD | 2024 | up 1,105.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 35.42 million USD | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 19.06 million USD | 2020 | β | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.97 million USD | 2024 | up 1,245.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 18.93 million USD | 2011 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.03 million USD | 2015 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 14 | Senegal | 16.61 million USD | 2024 | up 446.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 12.6 million USD | 2024 | up 13,900.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 10.5 million USD | 2022 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 10.14 million USD | 2024 | up 1,535.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Namibia | 9.99 million USD | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 9.22 million USD | 2024 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 7.98 million USD | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Guyana | 6.99 million USD | 2023 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 6.56 million USD | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.14 million USD | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 5.86 million USD | 2022 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 4.96 million USD | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 4.48 million USD | 2024 | up 853.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 4.22 million USD | 2023 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritius | 3.82 million USD | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 29 | Togo | 3.8 million USD | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 3.74 million USD | 2024 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lesotho | 3.25 million USD | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Fiji | 3.03 million USD | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 2.31 million USD | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 34 | Chad | 2.15 million USD | 2020 | up 696.3% | rising |
| 35 | Angola | 1.73 million USD | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.14 million USD | 2015 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 1.06 million USD | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 0.97 million USD | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.88 million USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 0.86 million USD | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 0.65 million USD | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Samoa | 0.58 million USD | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 43 | Eswatini | 0.38 million USD | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 44 | Grenada | 0.26 million USD | 2024 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.01 million USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 0 million USD | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 0 million USD | 2014 | β | flat |
| 46 | Yemen | 0 million USD | 2014 | β | flat |
| 46 | Israel | 0 million USD | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Bahamas | 0 million USD | 2024 | β | flat |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 million USD | 2015 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 42.82 million USD
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.