Which has higher subsidies, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.

What is the difference in subsidies between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 GFS, current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?

20 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2007.

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.

Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Subsidies

Gambia

0 GFS, current LCU

in 2007

Sao Tome and Principe

10 GFS, current LCU

in 2011

Gambia rank

32nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

29th

Subsidies over time

Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 10 GFS, current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	58.60 million GFS, current LCU	0 GFS, current LCU	58.60 million GFS, current LCU	Gambia
1990s	3.00 million GFS, current LCU	0 GFS, current LCU	3.00 million GFS, current LCU	Gambia
2000s	0 GFS, current LCU	2.62 GFS, current LCU	2.62 GFS, current LCU	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 GFS, current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2007.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for subsidies?: Gambia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.