Italy vs Low & middle income: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Italy
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Italy currently reports 63.3% against 36.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 26.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 152 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 34.3% | 32.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 33.5% | 34.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 36.0% | 30.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Italy or Low & middle income?
- Italy, at 63.3% against 36.6% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Italy and Low & middle income?
- 26.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low & middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Low & middle income rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Italy ranks 23rd 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.