China vs South Korea: Agricultural support estimate

China
3.1%
in 2015
South Korea
1.7%
in 2015
China rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th

Agricultural support estimate over time

  • China
  • South Korea
02468199020022015

How they compare

China currently reports 3.1% against 1.7% in South Korea, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Korea ahead.

China ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 22 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1% 4.7% 3.5% South Korea
2000s 2.0% 2.8% 0.8% South Korea
2010s 2.8% 1.8% 0.9% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural support estimate, China or South Korea?
China, at 3.1% against 1.7% in South Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in agricultural support estimate between China and South Korea?
1.4%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do China and South Korea rank globally for agricultural support estimate?
China ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 536 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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.