Tunisia - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Tunisia was 11,527,100,000 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,527,100,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 21,300,000 in 1985.

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
1985 21,300,000
1986 41,100,000
1987 43,100,000
1988 134,400,000
1989 105,500,000
1990 1,478,100,000
1991 1,395,100,000
1992 1,448,000,000
1993 1,558,300,000
1994 1,608,100,000
1995 1,721,500,000
1996 1,798,300,000
1997 2,154,800,000
1998 2,321,500,000
1999 2,476,800,000
2004 3,211,300,000
2005 3,682,200,000
2006 4,204,600,000
2007 4,848,600,000
2008 6,127,800,000
2009 6,414,000,000
2010 7,236,700,000
2011 9,891,800,000
2012 11,527,100,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Tunisia was 46.20 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 46.20 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1985.

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
1985 1.01
1986 1.84
1987 1.81
1988 5.08
1989 3.45
1990 44.94
1991 39.39
1992 38.20
1993 37.37
1994 36.26
1995 35.58
1996 33.67
1997 37.38
1998 37.53
1999 36.49
2004 32.08
2005 33.63
2006 35.55
2007 37.15
2008 40.57
2009 39.20
2010 40.92
2011 44.37
2012 46.20

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance