Kenya vs South Africa: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 0 GFS, current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 47 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 771.50 million GFS, current LCU | 7.37 billion GFS, current LCU | 6.60 billion GFS, current LCU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 188.19 million GFS, current LCU | 1.98 billion GFS, current LCU | 1.79 billion GFS, current LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.42 billion GFS, current LCU | 233.11 billion GFS, current LCU | 229.69 billion GFS, current LCU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 0 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0 GFS, current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for subsidies?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and South Africa 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.