Korea - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Korea was 365,854,000,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 365,854,000,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 379,000,000,000 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 379,000,000,000
1988 744,000,000,000
1989 1,227,000,000,000
1990 14,956,000,000,000
1991 18,222,000,000,000
1992 21,367,000,000,000
1993 24,456,000,000,000
1994 29,820,000,000,000
1995 35,848,000,000,000
1996 41,128,000,000,000
1997 45,200,000,000,000
1998 43,654,700,000,000
1999 48,234,100,000,000
2000 53,575,300,000,000
2001 64,459,400,000,000
2002 67,004,600,000,000
2003 78,752,700,000,000
2004 78,246,800,000,000
2005 88,333,000,000,000
2006 98,284,800,000,000
2007 120,684,000,000,000
2008 127,210,000,000,000
2009 132,471,000,000,000
2010 135,400,000,000,000
2011 147,578,000,000,000
2012 209,495,000,000,000
2013 225,367,000,000,000
2014 230,070,000,000,000
2015 240,872,000,000,000
2016 254,560,000,000,000
2017 278,481,000,000,000
2018 315,033,000,000,000
2019 365,854,000,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Korea was 69.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 69.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.46 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.

See also:

Year Value
1987 2.46
1988 4.17
1989 5.65
1990 56.24
1991 57.02
1992 57.37
1993 59.15
1994 60.70
1995 62.86
1996 63.24
1997 63.90
1998 53.20
1999 54.93
2000 53.42
2001 55.83
2002 55.30
2003 54.36
2004 50.17
2005 51.77
2006 52.68
2007 61.46
2008 60.17
2009 56.94
2010 58.08
2011 58.59
2012 59.05
2013 62.48
2014 62.32
2015 61.85
2016 62.22
2017 63.31
2018 66.60
2019 69.10

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance