Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) by country
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category...
Countries reporting
154
Highest
96.6%
Kuwait
Lowest
2.9%
United States
Median
18.6%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
5,372
What the numbers show
Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 96.6% in Kuwait; the lowest is 2.9% in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.6%, and the mean is 25.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 249.2%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 67.7%).
Grants and other revenue (% of revenue): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 96.6% | 1998 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Iraq | 96.5% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Nauru | 83.2% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | Bahrain | 81.7% | 2020 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 5 | Micronesia (country) | 81.0% | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 6 | Kiribati | 80.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 78.8% | 2017 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 8 | Marshall Islands | 75.8% | 2020 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 75.1% | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 73.7% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 11 | Somalia | 70.6% | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 69.8% | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 13 | Congo | 68.3% | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 14 | Palau | 63.3% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | East Timor | 63.0% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 16 | Bhutan | 58.7% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | Myanmar | 58.4% | 2019 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 18 | Angola | 58.4% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 19 | Tonga | 56.2% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 52.3% | 2009 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 49.3% | 2023 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49.3% | 2020 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 49.0% | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 43.2% | 2015 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 42.7% | 2021 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 41.7% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 41.1% | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 40.5% | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 39.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 37.4% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Gabon | 35.6% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.6% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 33 | Seychelles | 35.4% | 2008 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.1% | 2022 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Rwanda | 34.0% | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | 34.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Panama | 33.3% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 32.3% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | Samoa | 31.5% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 31.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 29.8% | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 29.6% | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 28.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia | 27.8% | 2007 | up 35.2% | flat |
| 45 | Maldives | 27.4% | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 27.4% | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 47 | Indonesia | 27.0% | 2009 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 26.7% | 2021 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Malta | 26.5% | 1994 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 50 | San Marino | 26.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 51 | India | 26.0% | 2022 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 26.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 25.9% | 2020 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 54 | Zambia | 25.3% | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 55 | Togo | 24.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Singapore | 23.5% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 57 | Malawi | 23.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 23.4% | 1994 | — | flat |
| 59 | Belarus | 22.7% | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.5% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 61 | Norway | 21.4% | 1994 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 21.4% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 21.3% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 64 | El Salvador | 20.4% | 2024 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 20.4% | 2021 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 20.3% | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 20.0% | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 19.9% | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 69 | Mozambique | 19.9% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | South Korea | 19.8% | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 71 | Uruguay | 19.5% | 2024 | up 231.5% | rising |
| 72 | Madagascar | 19.5% | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Brazil | 19.3% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 19.1% | 2023 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 75 | Latvia | 19.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 19.0% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.7% | 2019 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 78 | Cameroon | 18.5% | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 18.4% | 2024 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 80 | Sudan | 18.3% | 2016 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Laos | 18.1% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 82 | Nepal | 17.8% | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 83 | Cambodia | 17.5% | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 84 | Iceland | 17.2% | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 17.2% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 17.1% | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 87 | Albania | 16.6% | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Croatia | 16.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 16.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 90 | Denmark | 15.9% | 1994 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 91 | Hungary | 15.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2020 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 15.3% | 1980 | — | flat |
| 94 | Peru | 15.2% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 14.8% | 2024 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 96 | Tanzania | 14.1% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 14.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 98 | Philippines | 13.9% | 2024 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 99 | Israel | 13.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 100 | Macao | 13.4% | 2024 | up 133.9% | falling |
| 101 | Morocco | 13.3% | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 102 | Uganda | 13.2% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 103 | Andorra | 13.2% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Romania | 13.1% | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 12.9% | 2020 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 12.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 12.7% | 2017 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 12.2% | 2017 | up 62.0% | falling |
| 109 | New Zealand | 12.0% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 110 | Estonia | 11.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 11.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 112 | Spain | 11.5% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 113 | Australia | 11.5% | 2022 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 11.4% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.3% | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 116 | Chile | 11.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 117 | Bahamas | 10.8% | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 118 | Mexico | 10.6% | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Portugal | 10.6% | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 10.3% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 121 | South Africa | 10.3% | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 122 | Poland | 10.3% | 1994 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritius | 10.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 9.9% | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 125 | Cyprus | 9.8% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 126 | Ireland | 9.3% | 1994 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 127 | Austria | 9.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 128 | Serbia | 9.2% | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 129 | China | 9.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 9.1% | 2012 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 8.4% | 1994 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 132 | Armenia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 133 | Argentina | 8.3% | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 8.3% | 2018 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 135 | Czechia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 136 | Canada | 7.9% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 137 | Germany | 7.9% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Barbados | 7.5% | 2016 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 139 | Sweden | 7.3% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.2% | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 141 | Switzerland | 7.2% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 7.1% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.0% | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 144 | Moldova | 6.9% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 145 | France | 6.8% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 146 | Italy | 6.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 5.6% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 149 | Netherlands | 5.2% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 150 | Namibia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 151 | Belgium | 3.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | 3.8% | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 153 | Guatemala | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 154 | United States | 2.9% | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 30.6%
- Least developed countries 26.7%
- Africa Western and Central 23.9%
- Pre-demographic dividend 23.9%
- IDA only 22.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 21.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 21.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 21.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.0%
- IDA total 20.3%
- IDA blend 20.0%
- Low & middle income 20.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 19.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 19.3%
- Lower middle income 19.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.0%
- Caribbean Small States 18.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 18.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.4%
- Middle income 18.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 17.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 17.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 17.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.0%
- World 17.0%
- IBRD only 16.6%
- Upper middle income 16.1%
- South Asia 14.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 14.1%
- Small states 12.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 12.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 11.9%
- High income 11.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 11.1%
- OECD members 10.6%
- Other small states 10.2%
- Euro area 9.9%
- European Union 9.9%
About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.