Ireland - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Ireland was 31,181,150,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,181,150,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,191,959,000 in 1992.

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 7,784,764,000
1991 8,591,048,000
1992 5,191,959,000
1993 10,523,590,000
1994 11,300,670,000
1995 5,888,039,000
1996 6,276,123,000
1997 7,588,935,000
1998 7,969,126,000
1999 8,179,944,000
2000 8,718,142,000
2001 10,319,100,000
2002 11,948,290,000
2003 12,890,860,000
2004 13,865,460,000
2005 18,990,820,000
2006 20,903,030,000
2007 23,636,540,000
2008 26,630,180,000
2009 29,155,340,000
2010 29,144,450,000
2011 29,230,560,000
2012 30,069,770,000
2013 29,227,650,000
2014 28,935,630,000
2015 29,118,160,000
2016 29,068,180,000
2017 29,649,210,000
2018 30,486,610,000
2019 31,181,150,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Ireland was 39.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 62.81 in 1994, while its lowest value was 27.92 in 2010.

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 57.54
1991 58.92
1992 33.10
1993 62.05
1994 62.81
1995 28.90
1996 29.51
1997 33.06
1998 31.86
1999 29.98
2000 29.02
2001 29.17
2002 29.81
2003 29.79
2004 29.86
2005 36.65
2006 36.87
2007 37.57
2008 38.36
2009 39.05
2010 27.92
2011 38.48
2012 42.80
2013 42.36
2014 42.20
2015 40.40
2016 41.12
2017 40.48
2018 39.71
2019 39.47

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance