Egypt vs Gabon: Subsidies

Egypt
67.34 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Gabon
108.39 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2008
Egypt rank
12th
Gabon rank
9th

Subsidies over time

  • Egypt
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU against 67.34 billion GFS, current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 41.05 billion GFS, current LCU.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Gabon ranks 9th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 2.47 billion GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 2.47 billion GFS, current LCU Egypt
1990s 4.53 billion GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 4.53 billion GFS, current LCU Egypt
2000s 26.64 billion GFS, current LCU 53.58 billion GFS, current LCU 26.94 billion GFS, current LCU Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Egypt or Gabon?
Gabon, at 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU against 67.34 billion GFS, current LCU in Egypt as of 2008.
What is the difference in subsidies between Egypt and Gabon?
41.05 billion GFS, current LCU, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for subsidies?
Egypt ranks 12th and Gabon ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

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.