Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only
IBRD only: Subsidies and other transfers was 45.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in IBRD only, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.36 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 -10.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 854.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 184.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.