Subsidies and other transfers in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Subsidies and other transfers was 49.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
49.1%
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
11th
of 40 groups
All-time high
49.1%
in 2023
All-time low
37.2%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Subsidies and other transfers in Late-demographic dividend, 1997–2023

010203040501997201020231997: 43.8 % of expense1998: 42 % of expense1999: 39.1 % of expense2000: 44.3 % of expense2001: 46.6 % of expense2002: 38.4 % of expense2003: 39 % of expense2004: 37.2 % of expense2005: 38.1 % of expense2006: 41.1 % of expense2007: 41.7 % of expense2008: 43.2 % of expense2009: 44.6 % of expense2010: 42 % of expense2011: 44.9 % of expense2012: 45.6 % of expense2013: 45.7 % of expense2014: 45.6 % of expense2015: 44.3 % of expense2016: 44.6 % of expense2017: 44.1 % of expense2018: 44.5 % of expense2019: 44.6 % of expense2020: 47.3 % of expense2021: 47.2 % of expense2022: 46.7 % of expense2023: 49.1 % of expense

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 Late-demographic dividend is 49.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2004.

That places Late-demographic dividend 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Subsidies and other transfers in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Late-demographic dividend, 1997 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1997 43.8%
1998 42.0% -4.0%
1999 39.1% -6.9%
2000 44.3% +13.2%
2001 46.6% +5.3%
2002 38.4% -17.6%
2003 39.0% +1.6%
2004 37.2% -4.8%
2005 38.1% +2.6%
2006 41.1% +7.7%
2007 41.7% +1.5%
2008 43.2% +3.7%
2009 44.6% +3.1%
2010 42.0% -5.8%
2011 44.9% +7.0%
2012 45.6% +1.5%
2013 45.7% +0.3%
2014 45.6% -0.2%
2015 44.3% -2.8%
2016 44.6% +0.6%
2017 44.1% -1.1%
2018 44.5% +0.8%
2019 44.6% +0.3%
2020 47.3% +6.0%
2021 47.2% -0.3%
2022 46.7% -1.0%
2023 49.1% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.6% 39.1% 43.8% 3
2000s 41.4% 37.2% 46.6% 10
2010s 44.6% 42.0% 45.7% 10
2020s 47.6% 46.7% 49.1% 4

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  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 Late-demographic dividend?
Subsidies and other transfers in Late-demographic dividend was 49.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2004.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for subsidies and other transfers?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2023.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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
Last refreshed

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.