Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in World
World: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in World, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 1.8% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in World peaked at 2.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2004.
World ranks 16th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More public sector data for World
- Arms imports 33.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 325.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0237 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.65 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 228.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in World?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in World was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2004.
- How does World rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- World ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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