Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
94th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1.3%
in 2021
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.1% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 3.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places Jamaica 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +49.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +59.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -15.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Jamaica?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Jamaica was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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