Cameroon - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Cameroon was 475,059,000,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 607,861,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 57,940,000,000 in 1994.

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 64,720,000,000
1991 98,150,000,000
1992 79,390,000,000
1993 59,950,000,000
1994 57,940,000,000
1995 67,900,000,000
1998 97,200,000,000
1999 125,500,000,000
2012 481,758,000,000
2013 607,861,000,000
2014 597,200,000,000
2015 564,000,000,000
2016 492,300,000,000
2017 338,800,000,000
2018 475,059,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Cameroon was 18.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.21 in 2013, while its lowest value was 12.93 in 1994.

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 13.26
1991 18.59
1992 16.64
1993 13.22
1994 12.93
1995 14.12
1998 14.41
1999 16.95
2012 24.54
2013 28.21
2014 25.85
2015 23.84
2016 20.64
2017 15.35
2018 18.82

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance