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Government expenditures in agriculture 2001–2022

Global and regional trends

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Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Category Corporate general interest

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 78

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9148en

Synopsis (short abstract) Since 2012, FAO has collected government expenditure on agriculture (GEA) data through a questionnaire sent annually in May to more than 190 countries. Government expenditures reflect countries’ priorities in terms of programmes and sectors and can be used as a direct response to cushion the impacts of economic and social challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters or increasing inflation. This brief analyses the latest data, available for the period 2001–2022. In 2022, global government expenditures reached USD 36 trillion and represented 36.7 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP). Between 2001 and 2022, total government expenditures showed an increasing trend in nominal terms, from the current USD 12 trillion in 2001 to 37 trillion in 2021, and declined to USD 36 trillion in 2022. Throughout the period, government expenditures represented between 35 and 42 percent of the global GDP.

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FAO. 2024. Government expenditures in agriculture 2001–2022 – Global and regional trends.FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs, No. 78. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9148en

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