Afghanistan - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Afghanistan was 52,925,730,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,925,730,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4,073,373,000 in 2006.

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.

Year Value
2006 4,073,373,000
2007 5,972,703,000
2008 19,325,020,000
2009 12,106,850,000
2010 6,741,202,000
2011 10,428,440,000
2012 11,725,610,000
2013 13,828,440,000
2014 20,363,510,000
2015 20,588,430,000
2016 45,126,630,000
2017 52,925,730,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Afghanistan was 10.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 10.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.82 in 2010.

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
2006 5.69
2007 5.08
2008 7.40
2009 4.47
2010 1.82
2011 2.06
2012 2.69
2013 2.88
2014 3.88
2015 4.55
2016 8.40
2017 10.50

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance