The Bahamas - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in The Bahamas was 587,011,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 587,011,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 32,000,000 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 32,200,000
1991 32,000,000
1992 42,000,000
1993 50,900,000
1994 54,600,000
1995 71,500,000
1996 89,900,000
1997 94,600,000
1998 83,793,000
1999 146,166,000
2000 210,495,000
2001 206,100,000
2002 217,200,000
2003 232,900,000
2004 252,658,000
2005 298,549,000
2006 241,891,000
2007 298,786,000
2008 317,643,000
2009 289,470,000
2010 121,688,600
2011 157,925,700
2012 127,281,800
2013 130,736,100
2014 165,978,100
2015 371,031,800
2016 525,780,200
2017 575,896,800
2018 501,106,000
2019 587,011,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in The Bahamas was 23.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 26.72 in 2005, while its lowest value was 5.89 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.12
1991 5.89
1992 7.47
1993 9.44
1994 9.78
1995 12.00
1996 13.64
1997 13.29
1998 11.45
1999 18.42
2000 25.40
2001 23.77
2002 23.54
2003 23.31
2004 24.74
2005 26.72
2006 20.40
2007 23.71
2008 23.62
2009 20.36
2010 7.83
2011 9.47
2012 7.26
2013 7.68
2014 9.43
2015 19.51
2016 24.74
2017 23.44
2018 22.49
2019 23.93

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance