Subsidies and other transfers in Congo
Congo: Subsidies and other transfers was 32.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Congo recorded 32.9% for subsidies and other transfers in 2021.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Congo peaked at 53.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2003.
That places Congo 94th out of 152 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.9% | — |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -42.8% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +297.2% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +102.6% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +81.8% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 11.6% | 53.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 14.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 32.9% | 39.8% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Congo?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Congo was 32.9% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Congo ranks 94th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.