Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Italy
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Italy currently reports 63.3% against 37.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 26.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 152 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 33.4% | 31.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 34.9% | 32.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 36.6% | 28.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Italy, at 63.3% against 37.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 26.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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.