Kenya - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Kenya was 571,088,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 788,455,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 368,328,000,000 in 2014.

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
2014 368,328,000,000
2015 436,508,000,000
2016 547,815,000,000
2017 788,455,000,000
2018 523,316,000,000
2019 571,088,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Kenya was 29.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 36.99 in 2017, while its lowest value was 23.71 in 2018.

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
2014 29.87
2015 30.61
2016 32.51
2017 36.99
2018 23.71
2019 29.67

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance