Caribbean vs Melanesia: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ over time
- Caribbean
- Melanesia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 139,235 million USD against 13,588 million USD in Melanesia, a difference of 125,647 million USD.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 10.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 33 groups.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,175 million USD | 5,519 million USD | 57,656 million USD | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 109,066 million USD | 10,646 million USD | 98,420 million USD | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 146,130 million USD | 12,937 million USD | 133,193 million USD | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, Caribbean or Melanesia?
- Caribbean, at 139,235 million USD against 13,588 million USD in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ between Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 125,647 million USD, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$?
- Caribbean ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.