Agricultural support estimate in European Union
European Union: Agricultural support estimate was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Agricultural support estimate in European Union, 1990–2015
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.7% for agricultural support estimate in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural support estimate in European Union peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Agricultural support estimate in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More development goals data for European Union
- Worldwide weighted tariff-average, most-favoured-nation status, by 2.3% (2024)
- Worldwide weighted tariff-average, preferential status, by type of 0.9% (2024)
- Total bilateral sector allocable ODA commitments 34.29 billion current US$ (2015)
- Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from developing 83.7% (2014)
- Goods (excluding arms) admitted free of tariffs from least developed 99.0% (2014)
- Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural 9.9% (2014)
- Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural 0.1% (2014)
- Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products 5.7% (2014)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural support estimate in European Union?
- Agricultural support estimate in European Union was 0.7% in 2015, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse.
- What is the highest agricultural support estimate recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural support estimate recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does European Union rank for agricultural support estimate?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2015.
- Is agricultural support estimate rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.