Subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Subsidies and other transfers was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 62.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 64.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1998.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 40 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.9% | — |
| 1991 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 53.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 54.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 60.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.4% | 63.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Post-demographic dividend was 62.4% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1998.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 40 groups with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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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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.