Egypt - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Egypt was 274,927,000,000 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 292,427,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1,652,000,000 in 1987.

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
1987 1,652,000,000
1988 3,195,000,000
1989 2,573,000,000
1991 3,287,000,000
1992 4,470,000,000
1993 3,859,000,000
1994 3,418,000,000
1995 3,639,000,000
1996 4,075,000,000
1997 4,379,000,000
2002 24,522,000,000
2003 27,159,000,000
2004 33,311,000,000
2005 39,375,000,000
2006 86,055,900,000
2007 86,123,600,000
2008 124,249,000,000
2009 140,262,000,000
2010 144,759,000,000
2011 166,584,000,000
2012 198,810,000,000
2013 256,390,000,000
2014 292,427,000,000
2015 274,927,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Egypt was 37.21 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 45.76 in 2008, while its lowest value was 6.30 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
1987 10.64
1988 16.13
1989 12.27
1991 10.70
1992 9.20
1993 7.90
1994 6.30
1995 6.34
1996 6.59
1997 6.80
2002 23.75
2003 23.80
2004 25.53
2005 26.70
2006 42.52
2007 39.42
2008 45.76
2009 44.75
2010 41.57
2011 41.62
2012 41.38
2013 42.80
2014 41.70
2015 37.21

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance