Canada vs Upper middle income: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Canada
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 68.9% against 42.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 26.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 152 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 39.6% | 24.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 44.6% | 24.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 42.9% | 31.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Canada or Upper middle income?
- Canada, at 68.9% against 42.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Canada and Upper middle income?
- 26.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Canada ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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.