Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) in United States
United States: Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Agricultural support estimate in United States, 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
The most recent figure for agricultural support estimate in United States is 0.4%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural support estimate in United States peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
That places United States 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 63% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More development goals data for United States
- Red List Index 0.8221 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural support estimate in United States?
- Agricultural support estimate in United States was 0.4% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural support estimate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does United States rank for agricultural support estimate?
- United States ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2015.
- Is agricultural support estimate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.