Subsidies and other transfers in Gabon
Gabon: Subsidies and other transfers was 17.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 17.7% for subsidies and other transfers in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Gabon peaked at 32.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2018.
Gabon ranks 130th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.1% | — |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.3% | 15.2% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Gabon?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Gabon was 17.7% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Gabon ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.