Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
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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About this data
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.