Subsidies and other transfers in Other small states
Other small states: Subsidies and other transfers was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Other small states, 1986–2023
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 Other small states is 47.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Other small states peaked at 52.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1986.
That places Other small states 12th 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 38 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.2% | — |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +314.9% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | +50.8% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +426.5% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +103.0% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | -43.9% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | +46.9% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 1.2% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 25.7% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 32.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 30.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 38.3% | 47.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Other small states?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Other small states was 47.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1986.
- How does Other small states rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Other small states ranks 12th out of 40 groups with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.