France vs Low & middle income: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- France
- Low & middle income
How they compare
France currently reports 62.4% against 36.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 25.8%.
That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 34.3% | 17.3% | France |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 33.5% | 21.1% | France |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 36.0% | 28.5% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, France or Low & middle income?
- France, at 62.4% against 36.6% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between France and Low & middle income?
- 25.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Low & middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do France and Low & middle income rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- France ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd 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.