Subsidies and other transfers in IDA total
IDA total: Subsidies and other transfers was 28.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in IDA total, 2012–2021
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 IDA total is 28.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in IDA total peaked at 29.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2018.
That places IDA total 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.6% | — |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.4% | 27.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.3% | 29.7% | 2 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in IDA total?
- Subsidies and other transfers in IDA total was 28.3% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2018.
- How does IDA total rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.