Small states vs United States: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) over time
- Small states
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 64.1% against 39.8% in Small states, a difference of 24.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 18th and United States ranks 21st of 40 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 60.7% | 18.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 59.9% | 26.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 64.4% | 29.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 68.8% | 28.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Small states or United States?
- United States, at 64.1% against 39.8% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Small states and United States?
- 24.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Small states and United States rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Small states ranks 18th and United States ranks 21st 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.