Canada vs United States: Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP)
Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural support estimate, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Canada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in agricultural support estimate between Canada and United States?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for agricultural support estimate?
- Canada ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse, published as Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture support is the annual monetary value of all gross transfers from taxpayers and consumers, both domestic and foreign (in the form of subsidies arising from policy measures that support agriculture), net of the associated budgetary receipts, regardless of their objectives and impacts on farm production and income, or consumption of farm products.