Subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Subsidies and other transfers was 26.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2010–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 26.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 28.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2018.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.3% | — |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.8% | 18.8% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.3% | 28.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 26.3% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2018.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.