Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) by country
Countries reporting
205
Highest
10.0%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Qatar
Median
1.8%
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
5,169
What the numbers show
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 10.0% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 2.2%.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 2,741.7%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 78.8%).
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 10.0% | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 9.1% | 2024 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 8.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 8.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 8.3% | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 6 | Eswatini | 7.5% | 2024 | up 204.9% | falling |
| 7 | South Sudan | 7.3% | 2022 | up 451.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Senegal | 7.2% | 2024 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 9 | China | 7.0% | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 10 | India | 6.8% | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 11 | Belarus | 6.4% | 2023 | up 130.8% | falling |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 5.5% | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 5.5% | 2024 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 14 | Zambia | 5.4% | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 5.2% | 2024 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cuba | 5.0% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 17 | Mauritania | 5.0% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2024 | up 60.5% | flat |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8% | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 4.7% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 4.7% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 4.7% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 4.6% | 2023 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 24 | Niger | 4.6% | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 26 | Guyana | 4.4% | 2023 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 4.2% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 28 | Dominica | 4.2% | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.2% | 2014 | up 190.9% | rising |
| 30 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4.1% | 2020 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 32 | Caribbean | 3.7% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 3.6% | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 3.6% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 36 | Fiji | 3.6% | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 37 | Botswana | 3.5% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 3.5% | 2019 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 3.4% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 3.4% | 2024 | up 2,741.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 3.4% | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 3.3% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 43 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2024 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 44 | South Korea | 3.3% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 3.3% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 3.2% | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.2% | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 48 | Burundi | 3.1% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 49 | Togo | 3.0% | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 52 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Tonga | 2.9% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.9% | 2007 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% | 2024 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 2.8% | 2024 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 57 | Chad | 2.8% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 58 | Madagascar | 2.7% | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 59 | Samoa | 2.7% | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.6% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 2.6% | 2024 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 64 | Uganda | 2.5% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 65 | Polynesia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.5% | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 68 | Turkey | 2.5% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 68 | Republic of Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 68 | Türkiye | 2.5% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 72 | Laos | 2.4% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.4% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 2.4% | 2022 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 2.3% | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Barbados | 2.3% | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2024 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 2.3% | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 2.3% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 2.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Georgia | 2.3% | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 2.2% | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 2.2% | 2024 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2% | 2023 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | 2.2% | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 89 | Guinea | 2.1% | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 91 | Japan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 92 | Namibia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 2.1% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 94 | Jamaica | 2.1% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 95 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 2.0% | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.0% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 98 | Micronesia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 1.9% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 100 | Gambia | 1.9% | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 1.8% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 103 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 104 | Melanesia | 1.8% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 105 | Suriname | 1.7% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Seychelles | 1.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 1.5% | 2022 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 110 | Gabon | 1.5% | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 111 | Cyprus | 1.5% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 112 | Iceland | 1.5% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 114 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 115 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3% | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 117 | Romania | 1.3% | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 118 | Chile | 1.3% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 119 | Poland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 121 | East Timor | 1.2% | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 121 | South Africa | 1.2% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 1.2% | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2% | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 124 | Russia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 1.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 127 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Nauru | 1.2% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 127 | Naoero | 1.2% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 130 | Canada | 1.2% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 131 | Haiti | 1.2% | 2023 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 133 | Kiribati | 1.1% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 134 | Finland | 1.1% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 134 | Malta | 1.1% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 136 | Yemen | 1.1% | 2014 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 137 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 137 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Montenegro | 1.1% | 2024 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 141 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 141 | Norway | 1.1% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 1.0% | 2018 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 146 | Belize | 1.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 147 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 148 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 149 | Somalia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 149 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.0% | 2024 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 154 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.9% | 2021 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 155 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2024 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Spain | 0.9% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 157 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 161 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 161 | Greece | 0.8% | 2024 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Grenada | 0.8% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Austria | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 164 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Oman | 0.8% | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei | 0.8% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 169 | Angola | 0.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 171 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 173 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 173 | State of Palestine | 0.7% | 2024 | down 34.3% | flat |
| 175 | Australia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 176 | Syria | 0.6% | 2022 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6% | 2022 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 179 | Palau | 0.6% | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 180 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 181 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.6% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 183 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2024 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 183 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 186 | Liberia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 188 | Andorra | 0.5% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 189 | Italy | 0.5% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 190 | Israel | 0.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 191 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Germany | 0.4% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 192 | France | 0.4% | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 194 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.4% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | United States | 0.3% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 196 | Lebanon | 0.3% | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 197 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2021 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 198 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 199 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 201 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 202 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 202 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2021 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 204 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 205 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 6.1%
- Central and Southern Asia 5.9%
- Eastern Asia 5.6%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 5.3%
- Asia 4.8%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.5%
- Northern Africa 4.0%
- Central Asia 3.8%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 3.7%
- Eastern Africa 2.9%
- Western Africa 2.9%
- Africa 2.8%
- South-Eastern Asia 2.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.0%
- World 1.8%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1.8%
- Middle Africa 1.6%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.4%
- Southern Africa 1.4%
- Eastern Europe 1.3%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.1%
- Central America 1.1%
- Western Asia 1.1%
- South America 0.9%
- Southern Europe 0.7%
- Europe 0.7%
- Northern Europe 0.6%
- Oceania 0.6%
- Europe and Northern America 0.5%
- Americas 0.5%
- Western Europe 0.5%
- Northern America 0.4%
- United States of America 0.3%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0.2%