Ethiopia - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Ethiopia was 136,963,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 136,963,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 373,500,000 in 1991.

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
1990 454,100,000
1991 373,500,000
1992 792,100,000
1993 571,000,000
1994 709,400,000
1995 1,039,200,000
1996 884,000,000
1997 1,944,000,000
1998 3,727,900,000
1999 3,975,800,000
2001 4,366,000,000
2002 5,289,200,000
2003 5,280,900,000
2004 5,529,000,000
2005 6,654,100,000
2006 3,176,600,000
2007 1,147,280,000
2008 19,395,000,000
2009 23,722,800,000
2010 29,187,900,000
2011 34,712,650,000
2012 46,090,200,000
2013 53,381,740,000
2014 57,724,470,000
2015 77,335,570,000
2016 85,233,390,000
2017 108,244,000,000
2018 125,426,000,000
2019 136,963,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Ethiopia was 52.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.85 in 2012, while its lowest value was 8.60 in 2007.

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
1990 11.20
1991 10.10
1992 23.64
1993 14.46
1994 14.23
1995 18.28
1996 14.75
1997 28.10
1998 43.29
1999 37.85
2001 43.89
2002 45.73
2003 45.27
2004 39.16
2005 41.76
2006 25.17
2007 8.60
2008 60.19
2009 57.76
2010 60.50
2011 63.67
2012 72.85
2013 60.30
2014 56.96
2015 57.41
2016 53.87
2017 52.58
2018 52.70
2019 52.45

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance