Germany vs North America: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Germany
- North America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 80.1% against 66.5% in North America, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 152 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 57.4% | 14.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 60.8% | 20.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 66.9% | 17.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 72.3% | 11.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Germany or North America?
- Germany, at 80.1% against 66.5% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Germany and North America?
- 13.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Germany and North America rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Germany ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st 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.