Subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Subsidies and other transfers was 44.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 44.0% for subsidies and other transfers in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 1,188.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe peaked at 44.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.4% | — |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -62.3% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +3769.6% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 0.9% | 44.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More public sector data for Zimbabwe
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2006)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.92 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0024 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -88.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 98.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Zimbabwe was 44.0% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2018.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,188.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.