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 331,709,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 331,709,000 in 2010 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 327,368,000
2010 331,709,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in The Bahamas was 23.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 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 22.97
2010 23.70

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance