Botswana - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Botswana was 9,622,614,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,622,614,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 599,120,000 in 1990.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 599,120,000
1991 741,900,000
1992 867,600,000
1993 1,077,600,000
1994 1,125,700,000
1995 1,430,600,000
1996 1,784,000,000
2017 8,739,095,000
2018 8,714,251,000
2019 9,622,614,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Botswana was 18.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 38.22 in 1996, while its lowest value was 17.26 in 2018.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 31.84
1991 33.43
1992 32.52
1993 32.76
1994 33.86
1995 35.62
1996 38.22
2017 18.63
2018 17.26
2019 18.57

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance