Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures by country
Countries reporting
173
Highest
5.38 index
Singapore
Lowest
0 index
Qatar
Median
0.3 index
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,886
What the numbers show
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 5.38 index in Singapore; the lowest is 0 index in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3 index, and the mean is 0.5483 index.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 1,284.8%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 84.1%).
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 5.38 index | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Sudan | 4.57 index | 2022 | up 1,284.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4.32 index | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3.08 index | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 5 | Malta | 2.29 index | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 2.28 index | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 2.21 index | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 2.16 index | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.16 index | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 0.46 index | 2022 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 10 | Japan | 2.04 index | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 11 | Bahamas | 1.99 index | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 1.88 index | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Djibouti | 1.53 index | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 14 | Kuwait | 1.52 index | 2022 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 1.4 index | 2019 | — | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 1.35 index | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 1.35 index | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 18 | Barbados | 1.31 index | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.28 index | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 1.25 index | 2024 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 index | 2024 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 1.19 index | 2024 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Andorra | 1.09 index | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 1.04 index | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.99 index | 2024 | up 141.5% | falling |
| 26 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.95 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 0.89 index | 2023 | up 117.1% | falling |
| 27 | Eswatini | 0.89 index | 2024 | up 229.6% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 0.88 index | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8 index | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 0.79 index | 2024 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.78 index | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 0.75 index | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.74 index | 2024 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.72 index | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 0.72 index | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 37 | Bhutan | 0.66 index | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 0.66 index | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.64 index | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 0.63 index | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 41 | Seychelles | 0.59 index | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 0.58 index | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.54 index | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 0.53 index | 2020 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 0.52 index | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 0.51 index | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Nauru | 0.51 index | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 48 | Estonia | 0.5 index | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 49 | Poland | 0.48 index | 2024 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.47 index | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 51 | Guyana | 0.46 index | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 0.45 index | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Bahrain | 0.45 index | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 0.45 index | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 0.45 index | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0.44 index | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 57 | Israel | 0.43 index | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 0.43 index | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 59 | Georgia | 0.42 index | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.42 index | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 59 | India | 0.42 index | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.41 index | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 0.41 index | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 0.4 index | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0.4 index | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0.4 index | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 64 | Tunisia | 0.4 index | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.39 index | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Maldives | 0.39 index | 2024 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 0.37 index | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.36 index | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 0.36 index | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 0.36 index | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Lesotho | 0.35 index | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 74 | Mauritius | 0.35 index | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 0.35 index | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 0.34 index | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 77 | Peru | 0.34 index | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 79 | Australia | 0.33 index | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 0.33 index | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.31 index | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 0.3 index | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 82 | France | 0.3 index | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.3 index | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Malawi | 0.3 index | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 0.3 index | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 0.3 index | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia | 0.29 index | 2024 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 0.29 index | 2024 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 88 | Mexico | 0.29 index | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 0.28 index | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 91 | Grenada | 0.28 index | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 0.28 index | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 0.27 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Dominica | 0.27 index | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 94 | Mauritania | 0.27 index | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 0.25 index | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 98 | Gabon | 0.24 index | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 98 | Greece | 0.24 index | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Italy | 0.24 index | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 98 | Latvia | 0.24 index | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.24 index | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Samoa | 0.24 index | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.24 index | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 105 | Suriname | 0.23 index | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 0.23 index | 2022 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 0.23 index | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 0.22 index | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0.22 index | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.21 index | 2024 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.21 index | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 0.21 index | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0.21 index | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 110 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.21 index | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.2 index | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 0.19 index | 2019 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 0.19 index | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 118 | Cambodia | 0.18 index | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Palau | 0.18 index | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 0.18 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Belgium | 0.17 index | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 121 | Benin | 0.17 index | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 121 | Egypt | 0.17 index | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Togo | 0.17 index | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 121 | Tonga | 0.17 index | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 126 | Guatemala | 0.16 index | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 126 | Nigeria | 0.16 index | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 128 | Congo | 0.15 index | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | 0.15 index | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 0.14 index | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 130 | Cameroon | 0.14 index | 2022 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.14 index | 2024 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 0.13 index | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 0.13 index | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Pakistan | 0.13 index | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Paraguay | 0.13 index | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 0.13 index | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 0.12 index | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 138 | Kenya | 0.12 index | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 138 | Madagascar | 0.12 index | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0.12 index | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 0.11 index | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 142 | Uganda | 0.11 index | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 142 | Uruguay | 0.11 index | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 145 | Burundi | 0.1 index | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 145 | Colombia | 0.1 index | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 index | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Mali | 0.1 index | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.09 index | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Niger | 0.09 index | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 149 | Rwanda | 0.09 index | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 149 | Chad | 0.09 index | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 153 | Gambia | 0.08 index | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 153 | Yemen | 0.08 index | 2014 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 155 | Argentina | 0.07 index | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea | 0.07 index | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Haiti | 0.07 index | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Ecuador | 0.06 index | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Lebanon | 0.06 index | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0.06 index | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 0.05 index | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | 0.04 index | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Iraq | 0.04 index | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.04 index | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique | 0.04 index | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 0.04 index | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 162 | New Zealand | 0.04 index | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.04 index | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Ghana | 0.03 index | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 169 | Liberia | 0.03 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Somalia | 0.02 index | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Qatar | 0 index | 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 index
- Eastern Asia 0.96 index
- Caribbean 0.76 index
- Northern Europe 0.66 index
- Western Europe 0.46 index
- World 0.45 index
- Europe and Northern America 0.43 index
- Southern Africa 0.47 index
- Northern America 0.42 index
- Central and Southern Asia 0.38 index
- United States of America 0.37 index
- Eastern Europe 0.41 index