Iraq - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Iraq was 24,469,400,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,469,400,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 15,289,800,000,000 in 2015.

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
2014 23,056,100,000,000
2015 15,289,800,000,000
2016 15,841,400,000,000
2017 19,287,200,000,000
2018 19,698,200,000,000
2019 24,469,400,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Iraq was 32.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 33.67 in 2014, while its lowest value was 29.05 in 2015.

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
2014 33.67
2015 29.05
2016 30.29
2017 33.50
2018 29.92
2019 32.09

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance