Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Australia or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 70.2% against 69.4% in Australia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?

30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

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.

Australia vs Lithuania: Subsidies and other transfers

Australia

69.4%

in 2022

Lithuania

70.2%

in 2023

Australia rank

12th

Lithuania rank

11th

Subsidies and other transfers over time

Australia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 70.2% against 69.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Lithuania 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	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.8%	38.1%	28.7%	Australia
2000s	69.2%	51.0%	18.2%	Australia
2010s	67.7%	64.0%	3.7%	Australia
2020s	70.9%	70.4%	0.5%	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Australia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 70.2% against 69.4% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Australia and Lithuania?: 0.8%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?: Australia ranks 12th and Lithuania 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: 03 September 2026

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.