Iran - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Iran was 276,801,000,000,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 276,801,000,000,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 18,820,500,000,000 in 1999.

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
1999 18,820,500,000,000
2000 23,588,900,000,000
2001 36,587,800,000,000
2002 54,911,100,000,000
2003 75,152,100,000,000
2004 96,355,000,000,000
2005 117,921,000,000,000
2006 150,235,000,000,000
2007 212,680,000,000,000
2008 261,260,000,000,000
2009 276,801,000,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Iran was 34.32 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 38.93 in 2007, while its lowest value was 23.90 in 1999.

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
1999 23.90
2000 24.09
2001 28.24
2002 30.68
2003 34.78
2004 35.34
2005 29.91
2006 29.69
2007 38.93
2008 36.82
2009 34.32

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance