Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 10 GFS, current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 47 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 202.47 million GFS, current LCU | 202.47 million GFS, current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0 GFS, current LCU | 76.91 million GFS, current LCU | 76.91 million GFS, current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.6 GFS, current LCU | 428.75 million GFS, current LCU | 428.75 million GFS, current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.5 GFS, current LCU | 6.00 million GFS, current LCU | 6.00 million GFS, current LCU | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 10 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 10 GFS, current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for subsidies?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th and Zimbabwe 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.