Eritrea vs Ghana: Subsidies

Eritrea
931.00 million GFS, current LCU
in 2009
Ghana
42.19 million GFS, current LCU
in 2010
Eritrea rank
25th
Ghana rank
27th

Subsidies over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 931.00 million GFS, current LCU against 42.19 million GFS, current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 888.81 million GFS, current LCU.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 22.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ghana ahead.

Eritrea ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 27th of 47 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0 GFS, current LCU 56.38 million GFS, current LCU 56.38 million GFS, current LCU Ghana
2000s 300.97 million GFS, current LCU 88.26 million GFS, current LCU 212.71 million GFS, current LCU Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Eritrea or Ghana?
Eritrea, at 931.00 million GFS, current LCU against 42.19 million GFS, current LCU in Ghana as of 2009.
What is the difference in subsidies between Eritrea and Ghana?
888.81 million GFS, current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for subsidies?
Eritrea ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 27th 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.