Total Expenditure (highest government level) β€” Value US$ in Central America

Central America: Total Expenditure (highest government level) β€” Value US$ was 550,689 million USD in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
550,689 million USD
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
13th
of 26 groups
All-time high
560,189 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
124,079 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Total Expenditure (highest government level) β€” Value US$ in Central America, 2001–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k2001201220242001: 124.1k million USD2002: 135.9k million USD2003: 133.2k million USD2004: 140.8k million USD2005: 161.0k million USD2006: 183.8k million USD2007: 203.7k million USD2008: 232.6k million USD2009: 201.2k million USD2010: 232.0k million USD2011: 259.5k million USD2012: 261.9k million USD2013: 369.6k million USD2014: 387.6k million USD2015: 335.3k million USD2016: 304.7k million USD2017: 319.2k million USD2018: 338.8k million USD2019: 350.9k million USD2020: 349.5k million USD2021: 395.1k million USD2022: 461.0k million USD2023: 560.2k million USD2024: 550.7k 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) β€” value us$ in Central America is 550,689 million USD, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ in Central America peaked at 560,189 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 124,079 million USD, in 2001.

Central America ranks 13th of 26 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 168,479 million USD 124,079 million USD 232,633 million USD 9
2010s 315,952 million USD 231,994 million USD 387,555 million USD 10
2020s 463,290 million USD 349,455 million USD 560,189 million USD 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ in Central America?
Total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ in Central America was 550,689 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 560,189 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 124,079 million USD in 2001.
How does Central America rank for total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$?
Central America ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (highest government level) β€” value us$ rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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) β€” Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (highest government level) β€” Value US$
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.