Euro area - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Euro area was 57.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 67.68 in 1991, while its lowest value was 45.61 in 1995.

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 59.71
1991 67.68
1992 62.39
1993 63.25
1994 62.81
1995 45.61
1996 47.59
1997 48.54
1998 48.85
1999 50.23
2000 48.73
2001 48.65
2002 48.92
2003 49.18
2004 47.88
2005 46.93
2006 47.29
2007 48.57
2008 48.51
2009 49.28
2010 51.04
2011 50.40
2012 51.47
2013 52.50
2014 52.61
2015 53.02
2016 53.75
2017 54.92
2018 55.73
2019 57.09

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance