High income - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in High income was 50.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 63.60 in 1993, while its lowest value was 47.29 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 56.89
1991 62.71
1992 60.44
1993 63.60
1994 62.81
1995 50.57
1996 51.17
1997 51.08
1998 51.21
1999 52.43
2000 53.03
2001 50.56
2002 50.23
2003 49.18
2004 47.88
2005 47.41
2006 47.29
2007 48.81
2008 49.89
2009 48.59
2010 50.66
2011 49.79
2012 50.09
2013 51.35
2014 50.34
2015 48.56
2016 48.79
2017 50.38
2018 49.33
2019 50.35

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance