Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 22.5% against 21.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Singapore ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 24.5% | 1.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 23.2% | 12.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 20.7% | 11.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 22.8% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Singapore, at 22.5% against 21.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 1.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Singapore ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd 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.