Subsidies and other transfers in Middle income
Middle income: Subsidies and other transfers was 37.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Middle income, 2004–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 37.8% for subsidies and other transfers in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Middle income peaked at 38.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2004.
Middle income ranks 18th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.6% | — |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.6% | 35.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 34.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 15 Canada 68.9% compare
- 16 Argentina 68.8% compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 68.5% compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 66.0% compare
- 19 Norway 64.3% compare
- 20 Estonia 64.3% compare
- 21 United States of America 64.1% compare
More public sector data for Middle income
- Arms imports 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.85 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 -22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 113.52 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 678.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Middle income?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Middle income was 37.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2004.
- How does Middle income rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 38 groups with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.