Total Expenditure (general 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...
What the numbers show
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 5.35 million million USD in China, mainland; the lowest is 65.55 million USD in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 28,957 million USD, and the mean is 224,525 million USD.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81,592.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 460.6%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 89.8%).
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ (general US): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 5.35 million million USD | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 2.32 million million USD | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1.81 million million USD | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.70 million million USD | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 1.68 million million USD | 2023 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 1.20 million million USD | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 997,882 million USD | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | India | 934,209 million USD | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 896,520 million USD | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 795,585 million USD | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 782,394 million USD | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 674,904 million USD | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 538,184 million USD | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 464,720 million USD | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 455,417 million USD | 2015 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 451,967 million USD | 2024 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 362,106 million USD | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 348,640 million USD | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 305,838 million USD | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 293,660 million USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 287,339 million USD | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 237,039 million USD | 2024 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 234,939 million USD | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 232,306 million USD | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 217,536 million USD | 2014 | up 460.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 199,535 million USD | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 172,535 million USD | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 166,318 million USD | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 149,497 million USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 30 | Singapore | 137,698 million USD | 2024 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 136,018 million USD | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 135,890 million USD | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 135,883 million USD | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 132,015 million USD | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 129,251 million USD | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 126,229 million USD | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 123,373 million USD | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 120,846 million USD | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 118,383 million USD | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 111,120 million USD | 2009 | up 310.0% | rising |
| 41 | New Zealand | 106,546 million USD | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 104,487 million USD | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 97,834 million USD | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 44 | Kuwait | 81,567 million USD | 2022 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 81,426 million USD | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 70,931 million USD | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 68,381 million USD | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 66,798 million USD | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 66,662 million USD | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 66,026 million USD | 2024 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 51 | Qatar | 56,970 million USD | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 44,481 million USD | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 43,717 million USD | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 43,244 million USD | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 38,108 million USD | 2011 | up 182.7% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 33,908 million USD | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 33,543 million USD | 2024 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 32,043 million USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 31,836 million USD | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 30,350 million USD | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 61 | Serbia | 29,782 million USD | 2022 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 28,132 million USD | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nigeria | 26,950 million USD | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 25,559 million USD | 2024 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 22,184 million USD | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Angola | 22,158 million USD | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 19,879 million USD | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 18,812 million USD | 2024 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 17,843 million USD | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 70 | Myanmar | 17,763 million USD | 2020 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 16,962 million USD | 2015 | up 188.0% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 16,829 million USD | 2012 | — | rising |
| 73 | Iceland | 15,478 million USD | 2024 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 15,282 million USD | 2021 | — | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 14,526 million USD | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 76 | Yemen | 13,554 million USD | 2014 | up 203.0% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 13,121 million USD | 2022 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 12,036 million USD | 2016 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 79 | China, Macao SAR | 11,509 million USD | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 11,228 million USD | 2024 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 11,222 million USD | 2024 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 10,022 million USD | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 9,352 million USD | 2024 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 9,096 million USD | 2017 | up 175.4% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 9,000 million USD | 2024 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 86 | Mongolia | 8,847 million USD | 2024 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,313 million USD | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 88 | Albania | 7,819 million USD | 2024 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 7,591 million USD | 2024 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 6,956 million USD | 2024 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 6,439 million USD | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 6,294 million USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 93 | Honduras | 5,445 million USD | 2015 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 4,922 million USD | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 4,910 million USD | 2017 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,901 million USD | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 4,642 million USD | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 98 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,555 million USD | 2007 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 4,228 million USD | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Rwanda | 3,641 million USD | 2024 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 101 | Zambia | 3,507 million USD | 2010 | up 373.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Congo | 2,777 million USD | 2016 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 103 | Mozambique | 2,700 million USD | 2008 | up 161.0% | rising |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,459 million USD | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahamas | 2,326 million USD | 2016 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 1,741 million USD | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 1,594 million USD | 2018 | — | falling |
| 108 | Andorra | 1,121 million USD | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 109 | Lesotho | 1,036 million USD | 2009 | up 183.7% | rising |
| 110 | Somalia | 940.85 million USD | 2023 | up 179.7% | rising |
| 111 | Maldives | 867.26 million USD | 2011 | up 264.6% | rising |
| 112 | San Marino | 817.03 million USD | 2023 | — | rising |
| 113 | Seychelles | 775.21 million USD | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 593.15 million USD | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 115 | Grenada | 488.48 million USD | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 391.62 million USD | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 117 | South Sudan | 348.99 million USD | 2022 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Kiribati | 268.44 million USD | 2023 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 145.97 million USD | 2015 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 143.37 million USD | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 121 | Nauru | 109.45 million USD | 2018 | — | rising |
| 122 | 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 11.09 million 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.