Trinidad and Tobago - Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)
The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Trinidad and Tobago was 16,955,100,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,184,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3,811,813,000 in 2001.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,811,813,000 |
| 2002 | 4,135,000,000 |
| 2003 | 4,659,300,000 |
| 2004 | 6,597,200,000 |
| 2005 | 8,435,300,000 |
| 2006 | 12,376,300,000 |
| 2007 | 13,505,100,000 |
| 2008 | 17,382,300,000 |
| 2009 | 18,012,100,000 |
| 2010 | 18,150,100,000 |
| 2012 | 20,299,800,000 |
| 2013 | 23,246,700,000 |
| 2014 | 26,184,000,000 |
| 2015 | 23,942,700,000 |
| 2016 | 20,415,500,000 |
| 2017 | 20,415,500,000 |
| 2018 | 16,955,100,000 |
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Trinidad and Tobago was 33.44 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 44.99 in 2009, while its lowest value was 29.04 in 2001.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.04 |
| 2002 | 29.50 |
| 2003 | 29.62 |
| 2004 | 34.87 |
| 2005 | 36.99 |
| 2006 | 36.17 |
| 2007 | 40.23 |
| 2008 | 37.52 |
| 2009 | 44.99 |
| 2010 | 41.85 |
| 2012 | 40.77 |
| 2013 | 42.91 |
| 2014 | 44.57 |
| 2015 | 41.69 |
| 2016 | 38.24 |
| 2017 | 38.24 |
| 2018 | 33.44 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
