Subsidies and other transfers in Belarus
Belarus: Subsidies and other transfers was 63.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Belarus stood at 63.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Belarus peaked at 71.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 22nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 54.6% | — |
| 1993 | 39.5% | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +58.1% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 34.8% | 67.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 61.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 61.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.1% | 63.8% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Belarus?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Belarus was 63.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Belarus ranks 22nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.