Germany - Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Germany was 83.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 83.03 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.20 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 12.20
1991 77.83
1992 77.64
1993 78.34
1994 79.64
1995 66.25
1996 80.25
1997 80.73
1998 80.21
1999 80.67
2000 80.10
2001 80.51
2002 80.71
2003 81.10
2004 81.24
2005 81.19
2006 81.07
2007 80.60
2008 79.69
2009 80.46
2010 77.92
2011 80.47
2012 80.60
2013 81.70
2014 82.23
2015 82.87
2016 82.94
2017 82.09
2018 82.88
2019 83.03

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance