Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) in South Korea
South Korea: Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) was 1.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Agricultural support estimate in South Korea, 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
South Korea recorded 1.7% for agricultural support estimate in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural support estimate in South Korea peaked at 8.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2015.
That places South Korea 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural support estimate in South Korea?
- Agricultural support estimate in South Korea was 1.7% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural support estimate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for agricultural support estimate?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2015.
- Is agricultural support estimate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.