Guatemala - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Guatemala was 12,489,950,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,757,100,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 283,880,000 in 1991.

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 290,660,000
1991 283,880,000
1992 366,740,000
1993 380,530,000
1994 436,720,000
1995 1,133,980,000
1996 2,235,800,000
1997 1,770,930,000
1998 2,477,180,000
1999 2,985,670,000
2000 3,678,800,000
2001 4,254,230,000
2002 8,413,640,000
2003 8,511,610,000
2004 8,247,160,000
2005 6,487,750,000
2006 11,057,000,000
2007 11,852,800,000
2008 12,757,100,000
2009 12,489,950,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Guatemala was 32.66 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 40.53 in 2002, while its lowest value was 6.87 in 1993.

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 9.28
1991 7.36
1992 7.06
1993 6.87
1994 7.36
1995 17.61
1996 29.28
1997 19.86
1998 21.22
1999 20.98
2000 22.46
2001 21.95
2002 40.53
2003 34.09
2004 34.18
2005 24.33
2006 36.97
2007 36.35
2008 36.91
2009 32.66

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance