OECD members - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in OECD members was 57.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 63.60 in 1993, while its lowest value was 50.33 in 1998.

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 59.71
1991 63.12
1992 62.39
1993 63.60
1994 62.90
1995 50.57
1996 51.17
1997 50.59
1998 50.33
1999 51.61
2000 51.97
2001 52.25
2002 50.87
2003 50.85
2004 50.45
2005 50.52
2006 51.08
2007 51.42
2008 50.92
2009 52.20
2010 51.46
2011 51.56
2012 52.53
2013 53.91
2014 53.81
2015 54.30
2016 53.75
2017 55.08
2018 55.73
2019 57.09

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance