South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Subsidies

South Africa
0 GFS, current LCU
in 2010
Zimbabwe
0 GFS, current LCU
in 2011
South Africa rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

Subsidies over time

  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B198019952011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 GFS, current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 7.37 billion GFS, current LCU 156.56 million GFS, current LCU 7.22 billion GFS, current LCU South Africa
1990s 1.98 billion GFS, current LCU 76.91 million GFS, current LCU 1.90 billion GFS, current LCU South Africa
2000s 233.11 billion GFS, current LCU 428.75 million GFS, current LCU 232.68 billion GFS, current LCU South Africa
2010s 0 GFS, current LCU 12.00 million GFS, current LCU 12.00 million GFS, current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
South Africa, at 0 GFS, current LCU against 0 GFS, current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
What is the difference in subsidies between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
0 GFS, current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for subsidies?
South Africa ranks 32nd 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

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

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.