Canada - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Canada was 297,917,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 297,917,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 87,459,000,000 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 87,459,000,000
1991 97,812,000,000
1992 104,508,000,000
1993 107,824,000,000
1994 106,944,000,000
1995 108,223,000,000
1996 106,090,000,000
1997 102,826,000,000
1998 104,965,000,000
1999 112,276,000,000
2000 114,473,000,000
2001 123,038,000,000
2002 125,176,000,000
2003 137,091,000,000
2004 141,353,000,000
2005 162,560,000,000
2006 161,620,000,000
2007 172,650,000,000
2008 184,050,000,000
2009 196,280,000,000
2010 214,274,000,000
2011 209,432,000,000
2012 215,201,000,000
2013 220,687,000,000
2014 225,613,000,000
2015 239,322,000,000
2016 253,190,000,000
2017 267,962,000,000
2018 277,220,000,000
2019 297,917,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Canada was 71.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 71.43 in 2016, while its lowest value was 52.18 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 52.18
1991 54.95
1992 56.97
1993 57.42
1994 56.86
1995 55.54
1996 55.22
1997 55.66
1998 55.32
1999 56.38
2000 55.13
2001 57.45
2002 58.38
2003 60.57
2004 61.29
2005 64.16
2006 63.42
2007 64.51
2008 65.02
2009 66.25
2010 67.39
2011 66.13
2012 67.23
2013 67.90
2014 68.95
2015 70.48
2016 71.43
2017 71.10
2018 70.72
2019 71.19

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance