Subsidies and other transfers in United States of America
United States of America: Subsidies and other transfers was 64.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in United States of America, 1986–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 64.1% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in United States of America peaked at 71.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1988.
That places United States of America 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.3% | — |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -20.3% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +364.2% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +286.2% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 56.5% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.9% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 51.3% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 56.7% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 64.1% | 71.2% | 4 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in United States of America?
- Subsidies and other transfers in United States of America was 64.1% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1988.
- How does United States of America rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.