Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America

Central America: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 408,171 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
408,171 million USD
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
24th
of 33 groups
All-time high
423,032 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
154,586 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America, 2001–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2001201220242001: 154.6k million USD2002: 166.7k million USD2003: 173.1k million USD2004: 177.1k million USD2005: 185.8k million USD2006: 199.9k million USD2007: 209.2k million USD2008: 228.1k million USD2009: 223.5k million USD2010: 232.8k million USD2011: 242.2k million USD2012: 245.7k million USD2013: 329.4k million USD2014: 343.7k million USD2015: 335.3k million USD2016: 331.8k million USD2017: 332.8k million USD2018: 343.2k million USD2019: 342.9k million USD2020: 359.0k million USD2021: 372.7k million USD2022: 406.6k million USD2023: 423.0k million USD2024: 408.2k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America is 408,171 million USD, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America peaked at 423,032 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 154,586 million USD, in 2001.

Central America ranks 24th of 33 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.

Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America, 2001 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2001 154,586 million USD
2002 166,673 million USD +7.8%
2003 173,137 million USD +3.9%
2004 177,083 million USD +2.3%
2005 185,750 million USD +4.9%
2006 199,914 million USD +7.6%
2007 209,241 million USD +4.7%
2008 228,135 million USD +9.0%
2009 223,503 million USD -2.0%
2010 232,840 million USD +4.2%
2011 242,195 million USD +4.0%
2012 245,746 million USD +1.5%
2013 329,388 million USD +34.0%
2014 343,652 million USD +4.3%
2015 335,313 million USD -2.4%
2016 331,795 million USD -1.0%
2017 332,800 million USD +0.3%
2018 343,179 million USD +3.1%
2019 342,930 million USD -0.1%
2020 359,026 million USD +4.7%
2021 372,685 million USD +3.8%
2022 406,610 million USD +9.1%
2023 423,032 million USD +4.0%
2024 408,171 million USD -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 190,891 million USD 154,586 million USD 228,135 million USD 9
2010s 307,984 million USD 232,840 million USD 343,652 million USD 10
2020s 393,905 million USD 359,026 million USD 423,032 million USD 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America?
Total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America was 408,171 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 423,032 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 154,586 million USD in 2001.
How does Central America rank for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices?
Central America ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
41 places, 984 data points, 2001–2024
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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.