Canada vs Small states: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Canada
- Small states
How they compare
Canada currently reports 68.9% against 39.8% in Small states, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Small states ranks 18th of 152 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 42.3% | 13.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 33.7% | 27.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 34.8% | 34.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 39.9% | 35.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Canada or Small states?
- Canada, at 68.9% against 39.8% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Canada and Small states?
- 29.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Small states rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Canada ranks 15th and Small states ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.