Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures by country
Countries reporting
205
Highest
5.38
Singapore
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
0.29
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
5,169
What the numbers show
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 5.38 in Singapore; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.29, and the mean is 0.518.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 1,284.8%), and the largest decrease in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (down 90.1%).
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 5.38 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Sudan | 4.57 | 2022 | up 1,284.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4.32 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3.08 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 5 | Malta | 2.29 | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 2.28 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 2.28 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 2.21 | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 2.16 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.16 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 2.04 | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bahamas | 1.99 | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 1.88 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 14 | Djibouti | 1.53 | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 15 | Kuwait | 1.52 | 2022 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cuba | 1.4 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1.35 | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.35 | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 19 | Barbados | 1.31 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.28 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 1.25 | 2024 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 | 2024 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.19 | 2024 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Andorra | 1.09 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 1.04 | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.99 | 2024 | up 141.5% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.99 | 2024 | up 141.5% | falling |
| 28 | China | 0.95 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 0.89 | 2023 | up 117.1% | falling |
| 29 | Eswatini | 0.89 | 2024 | up 229.6% | falling |
| 31 | Panama | 0.88 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 32 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.83 | 2014 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8 | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0.79 | 2024 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 0.78 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 36 | Caribbean | 0.76 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 0.75 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.74 | 2024 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.72 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 0.72 | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 0.66 | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 0.66 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 43 | Brunei | 0.64 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.64 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 0.63 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 46 | Seychelles | 0.59 | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0.58 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 0.54 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 49 | New Caledonia | 0.53 | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 50 | Norway | 0.52 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 51 | Germany | 0.51 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 51 | Nauru | 0.51 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 51 | Naoero | 0.51 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.5 | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 55 | Cabo Verde | 0.49 | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 0.48 | 2024 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.47 | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guyana | 0.46 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 0.46 | 2022 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 0.45 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 0.45 | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 0.45 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 60 | Senegal | 0.45 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0.44 | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 64 | Turkey | 0.44 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.44 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 0.43 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 0.43 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 69 | Georgia | 0.42 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.42 | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 69 | India | 0.42 | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 72 | Morocco | 0.41 | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 0.41 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 0.4 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0.4 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 0.4 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.4 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Vietnam | 0.4 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 0.4 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.39 | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 0.39 | 2024 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 0.37 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 82 | United States | 0.37 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 84 | Algeria | 0.36 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.36 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0.36 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Lesotho | 0.35 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritius | 0.35 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 87 | Russia | 0.35 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 0.35 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 91 | Spain | 0.34 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 91 | Peru | 0.34 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 93 | Australia | 0.33 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 93 | Chile | 0.33 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.31 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 96 | Fiji | 0.3 | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 96 | France | 0.3 | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 96 | Mongolia | 0.3 | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Malawi | 0.3 | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 0.3 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 96 | El Salvador | 0.3 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 0.29 | 2024 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 0.29 | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 0.29 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.29 | 2007 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 0.28 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 106 | Grenada | 0.28 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 0.28 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 0.27 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Dominica | 0.27 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritania | 0.27 | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 112 | Moldova | 0.26 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 0.26 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 114 | Nepal | 0.25 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 115 | Gabon | 0.24 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 115 | Greece | 0.24 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Italy | 0.24 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 115 | Latvia | 0.24 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.24 | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | 0.24 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.24 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 122 | Suriname | 0.23 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 0.23 | 2022 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 0.23 | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 122 | Polynesia | 0.23 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 0.22 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.22 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 128 | Honduras | 0.21 | 2024 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 128 | Indonesia | 0.21 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 0.21 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 128 | Montenegro | 0.21 | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 128 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.21 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 133 | Sweden | 0.2 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 0.19 | 2019 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 0.19 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cambodia | 0.18 | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Palau | 0.18 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 0.18 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.18 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.17 | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 140 | Benin | 0.17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 140 | Egypt | 0.17 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Togo | 0.17 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 140 | Tonga | 0.17 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 145 | Guatemala | 0.16 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 145 | Nigeria | 0.16 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 147 | Congo | 0.15 | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0.15 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 149 | Brazil | 0.14 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 149 | Cameroon | 0.14 | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.14 | 2024 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 152 | Albania | 0.13 | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 152 | Jordan | 0.13 | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Pakistan | 0.13 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Paraguay | 0.13 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 0.12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 157 | Kenya | 0.12 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 157 | Madagascar | 0.12 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 0.12 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 157 | East Timor | 0.12 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Micronesia | 0.12 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 0.12 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Melanesia | 0.12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 165 | Laos | 0.11 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 0.11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 165 | Uganda | 0.11 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 165 | Uruguay | 0.11 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 165 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.11 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | 0.1 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 171 | Colombia | 0.1 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Mali | 0.1 | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 171 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 0.09 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 0.09 | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 176 | Rwanda | 0.09 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 176 | Chad | 0.09 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 180 | Gambia | 0.08 | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 180 | Yemen | 0.08 | 2014 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 180 | State of Palestine | 0.08 | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 183 | Argentina | 0.07 | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Guinea | 0.07 | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 0.07 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.07 | 2021 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.06 | 2024 | down 76.9% | rising |
| 187 | Ecuador | 0.06 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Lebanon | 0.06 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 0.06 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 187 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.06 | 2024 | down 76.9% | rising |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 0.05 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Angola | 0.04 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Iraq | 0.04 | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 193 | Kiribati | 0.04 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 193 | Mozambique | 0.04 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Nicaragua | 0.04 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 193 | New Zealand | 0.04 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Ukraine | 0.04 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Ghana | 0.03 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 200 | Liberia | 0.03 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Somalia | 0.02 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Syria | 0.01 | 2022 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 | 2022 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Qatar | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3.67
- Eastern Asia 0.96
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.84
- Asia 0.66
- Northern Europe 0.66
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.62
- Southern Africa 0.47
- Western Europe 0.46
- World 0.45
- Europe and Northern America 0.43
- Northern America 0.42
- Europe 0.41
- Eastern Europe 0.41
- Central Asia 0.39
- Southern Asia 0.38
- Central and Southern Asia 0.38
- United States of America 0.37
- Western Asia 0.32
- Northern Africa 0.31
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.31
- Americas 0.29
- South-eastern Asia 0.29
- Southern Europe 0.28
- Central America 0.25
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.23
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.23
- Oceania 0.22
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.21
- Africa 0.18
- South America 0.15
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.13
- Western Africa 0.13
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.13
- Eastern Africa 0.12
- Middle Africa 0.1