Subsidies (GFS, current LCU) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2.84 trillion GFS, current LCU in Zambia; the lowest is 0 GFS, current LCU in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU, and the mean is 144.62 billion GFS, current LCU.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 10,586.4%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Subsidies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 2.84 trillion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea | 1.25 trillion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 407.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Angola | 766.34 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 10,586.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Mozambique | 471.25 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 583.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Senegal | 272.53 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Cameroon | 229.74 billion GFS, current LCU | 2007 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 1,368.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 302.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Gabon | 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 369.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 1,110.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 67.34 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 1,163.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 45.00 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 514.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 44.50 billion GFS, current LCU | 2005 | up 636.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.30 billion GFS, current LCU | 2005 | up 4,636.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Burundi | 27.81 billion GFS, current LCU | 2005 | up 538.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Botswana | 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 654.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Algeria | 2.90 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 845.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Eswatini | 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritius | 1.18 billion GFS, current LCU | 2011 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Liberia | 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Eritrea | 931.00 million GFS, current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 711.79 million GFS, current LCU | 2009 | up 849.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 42.19 million GFS, current LCU | 2010 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 905.96 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 4 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | flat |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2001 | — | flat |
| 32 | South Africa | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Tanzania | 0 GFS, current LCU | 1999 | — | flat |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2010 | — | flat |
| 32 | Chad | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2007 | — | flat |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Seychelles | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Namibia | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | flat |
| 32 | Comoros | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2010 | — | flat |
| 32 | Kenya | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 0 GFS, current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
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.