Botswana vs Congo: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU against 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU in Congo, a difference of 1.52 billion GFS, current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Congo ranks 19th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 230.04 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 230.04 million GFS, current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.06 billion GFS, current LCU | 44.95 billion GFS, current LCU | 41.89 billion GFS, current LCU | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.73 billion GFS, current LCU | 9.30 billion GFS, current LCU | 565.00 million GFS, current LCU | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Congo?
- Botswana, at 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU against 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU in Congo as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Congo?
- 1.52 billion GFS, current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Congo ranks 19th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.