Subsidies and other transfers in Jordan
Jordan: Subsidies and other transfers was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Jordan stood at 25.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Jordan peaked at 38.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 111th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -29.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +55.2% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +114.3% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 8.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Jordan
- Arms imports 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.61 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 180.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Jordan?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Jordan was 25.8% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Jordan ranks 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.