Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America

United States of America: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.9992 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9992
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9992
in 2020
All-time low
0.8693
in 2007
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America, 2001–2020

00.20.40.60.812001201020202001: 0.872002: 0.9782003: 0.9982004: 0.9922005: 0.9942006: 0.9932007: 0.8692008: 0.9442009: 0.9762010: 0.9722011: 0.9912012: 0.9922013: 0.9922014: 0.9912015: 0.9912016: 0.9912017: 0.9912018: 0.9912019: 0.9922020: 0.999

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.9992 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America peaked at 0.9992 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8693, in 2007.

That places United States of America 13th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in United States of America, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.8696
2002 0.9778 +12.4%
2003 0.9983 +2.1%
2004 0.992 -0.6%
2005 0.9939 +0.2%
2006 0.9928 -0.1%
2007 0.8693 -12.4%
2008 0.9435 +8.5%
2009 0.9759 +3.4%
2010 0.9719 -0.4%
2011 0.9909 +2.0%
2012 0.9921 +0.1%
2013 0.992 -0.0%
2014 0.9915 -0.1%
2015 0.991 -0.0%
2016 0.9914 +0.0%
2017 0.9907 -0.1%
2018 0.9909 +0.0%
2019 0.9918 +0.1%
2020 0.9992 +0.7%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 0.9992 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.957 0.8693 0.9983 9
2010s 0.9894 0.9719 0.9921 10
2020s 0.9992 0.9992 0.9992 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 14 Armenia 0.997 compare
  2. 15 Mauritius 0.9967 compare
  3. 16 Kenya 0.9868 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in United States of America was 0.9992 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.9992 in 2020.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8693 in 2007.
How does United States of America rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
United States of America ranks 13th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Source
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