Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2 GFS, current LCU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 31.52 million GFS, current LCU | 31.52 million GFS, current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 358.95 million GFS, current LCU | 358.95 million GFS, current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.4 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0.4 GFS, current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 2 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2 GFS, current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 2 GFS, current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for subsidies?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.