Bangladesh - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Bangladesh was 556,580,000,000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 556,580,000,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 60,623,920,000 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.

Year Value
2001 60,623,920,000
2002 62,695,110,000
2003 77,879,160,000
2004 85,855,000,000
2005 106,453,000,000
2006 116,772,000,000
2007 139,643,000,000
2008 186,558,000,000
2009 242,714,000,000
2010 265,883,000,000
2011 310,134,000,000
2012 361,960,000,000
2013 417,983,000,000
2014 416,630,000,000
2015 433,690,000,000
2016 556,580,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Bangladesh was 34.10 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 36.67 in 2013, while its lowest value was 25.29 in 2002.

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
2001 26.50
2002 25.29
2003 28.53
2004 29.45
2005 30.61
2006 29.05
2007 29.32
2008 31.47
2009 34.87
2010 35.98
2011 34.40
2012 35.59
2013 36.67
2014 32.62
2015 31.77
2016 34.10

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance