Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only

IBRD only: Subsidies and other transfers was 45.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.6%
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
11th
of 38 groups
All-time high
46.5%
in 2020
All-time low
36.9%
in 2003
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only, 1998–2023

010203040501998201020231998: 42 % of expense1999: 38.8 % of expense2000: 40.8 % of expense2001: 43.2 % of expense2002: 40.5 % of expense2003: 36.9 % of expense2004: 37 % of expense2005: 37.6 % of expense2006: 38.9 % of expense2007: 38.9 % of expense2008: 40.5 % of expense2009: 41.4 % of expense2010: 41.8 % of expense2011: 44.4 % of expense2012: 44.5 % of expense2013: 44.3 % of expense2014: 42.1 % of expense2015: 41.8 % of expense2016: 42.7 % of expense2017: 39.5 % of expense2018: 40.5 % of expense2019: 40.6 % of expense2020: 46.5 % of expense2021: 45.1 % of expense2022: 42.5 % of expense2023: 45.6 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only stood at 45.6%.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only peaked at 46.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2003.

That places IBRD only 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in IBRD only, 1998 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1998 42.0%
1999 38.8% -7.6%
2000 40.8% +5.3%
2001 43.2% +5.8%
2002 40.5% -6.2%
2003 36.9% -8.9%
2004 37.0% +0.2%
2005 37.6% +1.6%
2006 38.9% +3.4%
2007 38.9% +0.2%
2008 40.5% +4.0%
2009 41.4% +2.2%
2010 41.8% +1.1%
2011 44.4% +6.1%
2012 44.5% +0.3%
2013 44.3% -0.4%
2014 42.1% -5.0%
2015 41.8% -0.6%
2016 42.7% +2.0%
2017 39.5% -7.3%
2018 40.5% +2.5%
2019 40.6% +0.2%
2020 46.5% +14.6%
2021 45.1% -3.0%
2022 42.5% -5.7%
2023 45.6% +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.4% 38.8% 42.0% 2
2000s 39.6% 36.9% 43.2% 10
2010s 42.2% 39.5% 44.5% 10
2020s 44.9% 42.5% 46.5% 4

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 8 Austria 73.9% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 72.3% compare
  3. 10 Sweden 71.5% compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 70.2% compare
  5. 12 Australia 69.4% compare
  6. 13 North Macedonia 69.1% compare
  7. 14 Kazakhstan 69.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only?
Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only was 45.6% 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2003.
How does IBRD only rank for subsidies and other transfers?
IBRD only ranks 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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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Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,500 data points, 1972–2024
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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.