Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Iraq

Iraq: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
170th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2005–2021

Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Iraq, 2005–2021

0.20.40.62005201320212005: 0.542006: 0.562007: 0.542008: 0.532009: 0.522010: 0.542011: 0.662014: 0.492015: 0.692016: 0.332017: 0.222018: 0.632019: 0.592020: 0.192021: 0.14

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2021, agriculture share of government expenditure in Iraq stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Iraq peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

Iraq ranks 170th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Iraq, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 0.5%
2006 0.6% +3.7%
2007 0.5% -3.6%
2008 0.5% -1.9%
2009 0.5% -1.9%
2010 0.5% +3.8%
2011 0.7% +22.2%
2014 0.5% -25.8%
2015 0.7% +40.8%
2016 0.3% -52.2%
2017 0.2% -33.3%
2018 0.6% +186.4%
2019 0.6% -6.3%
2020 0.2% -67.8%
2021 0.1% -26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2010s 0.5% 0.2% 0.7% 8
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 167 New Zealand 0.2% compare
  2. 167 Sweden 0.2% compare
  3. 169 Singapore 0.1% compare
  4. 170 Belgium 0.1% compare
  5. 172 Bahrain 0.1% compare
  6. 173 Qatar 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Iraq?
Agriculture share of government expenditure in Iraq was 0.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Iraq rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
Iraq ranks 170th out of 173 countries with data for 2021.
Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq 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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Indicator
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
227 places, 4,886 data points, 2001–2024
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