El Salvador vs Singapore: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 23.3% against 22.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Singapore ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 30.3% | 16.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.2% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 9.3% | 12.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.9% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, El Salvador or Singapore?
- El Salvador, at 23.3% against 22.5% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th 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.