Zambia - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Zambia was 6,474,990,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,792,464,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2,828,100 in 1990.

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 2,828,100
1991 14,249,300
1992 5,347,900
1993 18,891,700
1998 243,900,000
1999 261,500,000
2001 72,094,520
2002 499,264,900
2003 297,229,200
2004 787,929,300
2005 1,322,225,000
2006 1,210,600,000
2007 2,093,704,000
2008 2,790,483,000
2009 2,247,052,000
2010 2,737,727,000
2011 1,782,063,000
2012 3,515,370,000
2013 5,262,365,000
2014 6,170,458,000
2015 9,792,464,000
2016 4,733,649,000
2017 7,086,223,000
2018 6,578,384,000
2019 6,474,990,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Zambia was 9.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 25.39 in 2008, while its lowest value was 3.46 in 2001.

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
1998 18.88
1999 20.06
2001 3.46
2002 19.10
2003 8.14
2004 15.19
2005 18.00
2006 18.50
2007 25.20
2008 25.39
2009 20.03
2010 19.20
2011 10.78
2012 16.20
2013 19.48
2014 18.23
2015 22.98
2016 9.78
2017 13.75
2018 11.89
2019 9.82

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance