Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China
China: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 0.95 for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China peaked at 1.06 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 2005.
China ranks 28th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.34 | — |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 0.46 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.49 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.31 | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.55 | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 0.47 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.89 | +89.4% |
| 2010 | 0.91 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.95 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.99 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.86 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.87 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.95 | +9.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.295, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 0.95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.23, 4.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +89.4% | 0.47 | 0.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4856 | 0.31 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.971 | 0.9 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.872 | 0.8 | 0.95 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in China was 0.95 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 2005.
- How does China rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- China ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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