Subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend
IDA blend: Subsidies and other transfers was 29.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend stood at 29.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend peaked at 36.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2012.
IDA blend ranks 30th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21.0% | — |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 21.0% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend?
- Subsidies and other transfers in IDA blend was 29.0% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2012.
- How does IDA blend rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.