Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Bhutan, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 10.0% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Bhutan peaked at 14.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2001.
That places Bhutan 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.0% | — |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 2 Turkmenistan 9.1% compare
- 2 Viet Nam 4.7% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 8.8% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 8.7% compare
More public sector data for Bhutan
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 12.3% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 245.49 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.9% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 94.12 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.39 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Bhutan?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Bhutan was 10.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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