North America vs Spain: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.4% against 66.5% in North America, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Spain ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 40 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1.6% | North America |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 69.0% | 13.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 78.5% | 17.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 77.4% | 10.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 81.0% | 10.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 80.4% against 66.5% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between North America and Spain?
- 13.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- North America ranks 1st and Spain ranks 2nd of 40 groups.
- 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.