Lower middle income - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Lower middle income was 29.33 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 32.44 in 2016, while its lowest value was 20.45 in 2003.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2003 20.45
2004 25.67
2009 26.89
2010 28.09
2011 32.10
2012 26.70
2013 27.11
2014 29.28
2015 30.61
2016 32.44
2017 32.35
2018 29.33

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance