Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) - GFS - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators

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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.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) - GFS - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1South Africa (2007)59.1
2Republic of the Congo (2005)53.25
3Uganda (2006)49.05
4Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)42.58
5Ethiopia (2002)41.94
6Egypt (2007)39.42
7Tunisia (2008)38.99
8Botswana (1996)38.22
9Ghana (2007)36.96
10Burkina Faso (2006)34.7
11North Africa (2007)34.68
12Senegal (2001)34.34
13Mauritius (2007)33.41
14Algeria (2007)32.36
15Cape Verde (2006)29.99
16Morocco (2007)29.37
17Zimbabwe (1997)27.67
18Seychelles (2007)26.93
19Togo (2007)26.56
20Zambia (2007)24.07
21Swaziland (2003)21.36
22Ivory Coast (2007)17.7
23Cameroon (1999)16.95
24Mali (2007)15.84
25Burundi (1996)14.31
26Madagascar (2007)14.02
27Namibia (2003)13.63
28Gambia (1990)13.43
29Guinea (1999)11.83
30Lesotho (2007)10.69
31Sierra Leone (2004)9.49
32Kenya (2004)9.41
33Niger (2007)9.28
34Sudan (1999)7.95
35Benin (2006)7.64
36Rwanda (1992)4.58
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