Eritrea vs Sudan: Subsidies

Eritrea
931.00 million GFS, current LCU
in 2009
Sudan
711.79 million GFS, current LCU
in 2009
Eritrea rank
25th
Sudan rank
26th

Subsidies over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 931.00 million GFS, current LCU against 711.79 million GFS, current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 219.21 million GFS, current LCU.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sudan ahead.

Eritrea ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 47 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 0 GFS, current LCU 81.50 million GFS, current LCU 81.50 million GFS, current LCU Sudan
2000s 300.97 million GFS, current LCU 933.60 million GFS, current LCU 632.62 million GFS, current LCU Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Eritrea or Sudan?
Eritrea, at 931.00 million GFS, current LCU against 711.79 million GFS, current LCU in Sudan as of 2009.
What is the difference in subsidies between Eritrea and Sudan?
219.21 million GFS, current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for subsidies?
Eritrea ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th 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.