Subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Subsidies and other transfers was 34.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh stood at 34.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh peaked at 36.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 88th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.5% | — |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.3% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.1% | 36.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 85 Uganda 34.7% compare
- 86 Guatemala 34.7% compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 34.3% compare
- 89 Fiji 34.1% compare
- 90 Madagascar 33.9% compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 33.9% compare
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Bangladesh was 34.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.