What is the difference in subsidies between Mali and Nigeria?

4 GFS, current LCU, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?

8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2001.

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.

Mali vs Nigeria: Subsidies

Mali

4 GFS, current LCU

in 2011

Nigeria

0 GFS, current LCU

in 2001

Mali rank

30th

Nigeria rank

32nd

Subsidies over time

Mali
Nigeria

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 4 GFS, current LCU.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 47 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.28 billion GFS, current LCU	0 GFS, current LCU	10.28 billion GFS, current LCU	Mali
2000s	21.75 billion GFS, current LCU	0 GFS, current LCU	21.75 billion GFS, current LCU	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Mali or Nigeria?: Mali, at 4 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Mali and Nigeria?: 4 GFS, current LCU, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2001.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for subsidies?: Mali ranks 30th and Nigeria 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

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: 07 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.