Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Subsidies

Ghana
42.19 million GFS, current LCU
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
10 GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
27th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
29th

Subsidies over time

  • Ghana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100.0M200.0M300.0M198519982011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 42.19 million GFS, current LCU against 10 GFS, current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 42.19 million GFS, current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ghana ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 47 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0 GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU
1990s 48.83 million GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 48.83 million GFS, current LCU Ghana
2000s 88.26 million GFS, current LCU 3.6 GFS, current LCU 88.26 million GFS, current LCU Ghana
2010s 42.19 million GFS, current LCU 9 GFS, current LCU 42.19 million GFS, current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Ghana, at 42.19 million GFS, current LCU against 10 GFS, current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2010.
What is the difference in subsidies between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
42.19 million GFS, current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for subsidies?
Ghana ranks 27th 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

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.