Australia vs Late-demographic dividend: Subsidies and other transfers

Australia
69.4%
in 2022
Late-demographic dividend
49.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

Subsidies and other transfers over time

  • Australia
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 69.4% against 49.1% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 152 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 67.9% 41.6% 26.2% Australia
2000s 69.2% 41.4% 27.8% Australia
2010s 67.7% 44.6% 23.1% Australia
2020s 70.9% 47.1% 23.8% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Australia or Late-demographic dividend?
Australia, at 69.4% against 49.1% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Australia and Late-demographic dividend?
20.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Late-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Australia and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
Australia ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,500 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.