Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Belarus
Belarus: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) 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 (% of expense) 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% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 63.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 63.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +58.1% | 34.8% | 55.1% |
| 1993 | -27.7% | 54.6% | 39.5% |
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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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.