Subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Subsidies and other transfers was 21.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 21.8% for subsidies and other transfers in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 24.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2018.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 40th out of 40 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.6% | — |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.3% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.8% | 23.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 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 -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 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 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Pre-demographic dividend was 21.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2018.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 40 groups with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.