Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in China
China: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in China, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 7.0% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in China peaked at 9.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2005.
That places China 9th out of 205 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.9% | — |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +46.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +81.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +7.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 7.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 3.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) 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 | +81.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% |
| 2007 | +46.7% | 4.0% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in China?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in China was 7.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2005.
- How does China rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- China ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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