Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 10 GFS, current LCU.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 47 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | — |
| 2000s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 3.6 GFS, current LCU | 3.6 GFS, current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 9.5 GFS, current LCU | 9.5 GFS, current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Namibia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10 GFS, current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for subsidies?
- Namibia ranks 32nd 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.