Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ by country
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...
Countries reporting
185
Highest
1.96 million million USD
China, mainland
Lowest
65.55 million USD
Tuvalu
Median
10,138 million USD
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
3,857
What the numbers show
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 1.96 million million USD in China, mainland; the lowest is 65.55 million USD in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,138 million USD, and the mean is 88,459 million USD.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,898.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 509.7%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 82.2%).
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 1.96 million million USD | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.57 million million USD | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 789,615 million USD | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 773,926 million USD | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 5 | France | 725,627 million USD | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 702,565 million USD | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 694,012 million USD | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 477,200 million USD | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 440,599 million USD | 2023 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 10 | India | 440,349 million USD | 2018 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 431,018 million USD | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 420,014 million USD | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 386,635 million USD | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 379,546 million USD | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 366,592 million USD | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 366,246 million USD | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 274,254 million USD | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 271,113 million USD | 2024 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 211,653 million USD | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 208,133 million USD | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 190,916 million USD | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 189,926 million USD | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 189,819 million USD | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 186,660 million USD | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 145,565 million USD | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Singapore | 137,698 million USD | 2024 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 132,576 million USD | 2014 | up 355.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Romania | 119,438 million USD | 2024 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 114,834 million USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 112,433 million USD | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 111,467 million USD | 2024 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 100,673 million USD | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Finland | 100,455 million USD | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 99,827 million USD | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 98,712 million USD | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 96,691 million USD | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 96,128 million USD | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 95,693 million USD | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 90,756 million USD | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Malaysia | 88,611 million USD | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 87,547 million USD | 2024 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 82,583 million USD | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 81,401 million USD | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 44 | Kuwait | 70,214 million USD | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 70,156 million USD | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 46 | Cuba | 66,244 million USD | 2019 | — | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 66,026 million USD | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 63,582 million USD | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 52,887 million USD | 2024 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 49,767 million USD | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 45,381 million USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41,955 million USD | 2021 | down 68.2% | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 40,284 million USD | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 40,169 million USD | 2021 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 55 | Qatar | 39,148 million USD | 2010 | up 294.7% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 34,724 million USD | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 32,572 million USD | 2013 | up 301.6% | rising |
| 58 | Oman | 31,836 million USD | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 31,444 million USD | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 31,198 million USD | 2024 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 30,487 million USD | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 27,558 million USD | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 27,188 million USD | 2024 | up 509.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 26,740 million USD | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 25,364 million USD | 2024 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 24,282 million USD | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 23,231 million USD | 2024 | up 153.9% | rising |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22,687 million USD | 2024 | up 249.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia | 22,516 million USD | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 70 | Angola | 22,158 million USD | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovenia | 22,108 million USD | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 20,941 million USD | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 20,874 million USD | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 19,421 million USD | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Tunisia | 19,246 million USD | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 76 | Uruguay | 19,138 million USD | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 18,833 million USD | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 17,198 million USD | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 16,990 million USD | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 16,841 million USD | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 16,530 million USD | 2024 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 82 | Jordan | 15,499 million USD | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 83 | Belarus | 13,913 million USD | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 13,629 million USD | 2019 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 85 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13,572 million USD | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | 13,319 million USD | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 87 | Yemen | 12,849 million USD | 2014 | up 173.4% | rising |
| 88 | Latvia | 12,487 million USD | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 89 | Cyprus | 11,668 million USD | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 90 | Iceland | 11,363 million USD | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 91 | China, Macao SAR | 11,296 million USD | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 10,622 million USD | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 10,138 million USD | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,653 million USD | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 95 | Bahrain | 9,637 million USD | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 96 | Honduras | 9,468 million USD | 2024 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 9,427 million USD | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 9,392 million USD | 2024 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 9,267 million USD | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 100 | Jamaica | 8,860 million USD | 2024 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 8,158 million USD | 2023 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Cameroon | 7,876 million USD | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 103 | Uganda | 7,635 million USD | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 104 | Armenia | 7,278 million USD | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 7,236 million USD | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 7,208 million USD | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 7,024 million USD | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 6,857 million USD | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,565 million USD | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 6,294 million USD | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 6,249 million USD | 2024 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 6,166 million USD | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 6,122 million USD | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 5,776 million USD | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 115 | Sudan | 5,628 million USD | 2018 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,318 million USD | 2022 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 117 | Namibia | 5,169 million USD | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 4,983 million USD | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritius | 4,801 million USD | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,613 million USD | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 121 | Senegal | 4,545 million USD | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 4,529 million USD | 2024 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,399 million USD | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 4,208 million USD | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | 4,007 million USD | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,849 million USD | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 127 | Montenegro | 3,801 million USD | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 128 | Guyana | 3,750 million USD | 2023 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea | 3,647 million USD | 2023 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 3,641 million USD | 2024 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 131 | Maldives | 3,572 million USD | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 3,568 million USD | 2023 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahamas | 3,547 million USD | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 134 | Gabon | 3,502 million USD | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 135 | Malawi | 3,449 million USD | 2024 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 3,399 million USD | 2023 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 137 | Niger | 3,314 million USD | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 138 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,074 million USD | 2007 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 139 | Chad | 2,830 million USD | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 140 | Madagascar | 2,804 million USD | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 2,803 million USD | 2018 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 2,694 million USD | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 2,677 million USD | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 2,651 million USD | 2023 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,494 million USD | 2019 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 146 | Lebanon | 2,390 million USD | 2023 | down 82.2% | rising |
| 147 | Barbados | 2,349 million USD | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,040 million USD | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Suriname | 1,305 million USD | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 1,216 million USD | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 1,164 million USD | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 152 | Burundi | 1,132 million USD | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 1,106 million USD | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 154 | Somalia | 1,079 million USD | 2024 | up 339.5% | rising |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 991.77 million USD | 2018 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 842.66 million USD | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 841.89 million USD | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 158 | Belize | 832.24 million USD | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 159 | Liberia | 824.5 million USD | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 801.7 million USD | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 161 | Seychelles | 775.21 million USD | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 701.52 million USD | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 666.65 million USD | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 164 | Cabo Verde | 655.86 million USD | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 165 | Fiji | 647.52 million USD | 2023 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 166 | Andorra | 643.11 million USD | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 627.13 million USD | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 168 | San Marino | 553.6 million USD | 2023 | — | rising |
| 169 | Dominica | 496.67 million USD | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 488.48 million USD | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 432.13 million USD | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Gambia | 414.56 million USD | 2022 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 392.39 million USD | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 343.33 million USD | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 315.52 million USD | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 309.95 million USD | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 177 | Kiribati | 266.37 million USD | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Nauru | 240.01 million USD | 2024 | up 168.9% | rising |
| 179 | Comoros | 230.34 million USD | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166.6 million USD | 2023 | up 195.5% | rising |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 152.03 million USD | 2019 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 143.37 million USD | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 183 | Palau | 119.62 million USD | 2019 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 87.36 million USD | 2020 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 65.55 million USD | 2022 | up 94.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 4.55 million million USD
- South Africa 75,602 million USD
- Central African Republic 527.91 million USD
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.