Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 4.6% in Indonesia; the lowest is -3.1% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 402.2%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 199.5%).
Agricultural support estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 4.6% | 2015 | up 402.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 3.1% | 2015 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 2.0% | 2015 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 4 | South Korea | 1.7% | 2015 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 1.4% | 2015 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 1.4% | 2015 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.3% | 2015 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2015 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 1.0% | 2015 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 10 | Russia | 0.9% | 2014 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 0.9% | 2015 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2015 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 0.5% | 2015 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 0.4% | 2015 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 15 | Israel | 0.4% | 2015 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 0.4% | 2015 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 0.3% | 2015 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2015 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 20 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2015 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | -3.1% | 2015 | down 199.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union 0.7%
- South Africa 0.3%
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.