Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2018.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% | — |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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