Maldives - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Maldives was 421,600,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 479,200,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 3,600,000 in 1987.

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
1987 3,600,000
1990 5,300,000
1991 4,800,000
1992 9,600,000
1993 6,000,000
1994 8,000,000
1995 13,700,000
1996 29,200,000
1997 25,800,000
1998 27,900,000
1999 25,000,000
2000 28,300,000
2001 30,100,000
2002 33,100,000
2003 35,800,000
2004 48,700,000
2005 227,500,000
2006 149,800,000
2007 168,300,000
2008 479,200,000
2009 421,600,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Maldives was 4.81 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.42 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.98 in 1993.

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 1.56
1991 1.12
1992 1.77
1993 0.98
1994 1.16
1995 1.56
1996 3.06
1997 2.18
1998 2.15
1999 1.62
2000 1.51
2001 1.53
2002 1.57
2003 1.53
2004 1.75
2005 4.90
2006 2.67
2007 2.57
2008 6.42
2009 4.81

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance