Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Greece
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Greece currently reports 54.4% against 25.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 152 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.7% | 24.9% | 26.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 25.9% | 28.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Greece, at 54.4% against 25.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Greece ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.