Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) - Expense - Government finance - Public Sector - World 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.
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) - Expense - Government finance - Public Sector - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Iran (2008)255,131,628,997,238
2Indonesia (2004)244,990,831,000,000
3South Korea (2007)105,885,600,000,000
4North Korea (2007)105,885,600,000,000
5Colombia (2008)46,884,287,385,000
6Japan (1990)41,366,000,000,000
7Belarus (2008)30,457,929,328,000
8Chile (2008)10,186,652,000,000
9Hungary (2008)7,569,238,000,000
10Russia (2008)5,685,300,000,000
11India (2008)4,652,450,000,000
12Lebanon (2008)3,913,473,279,000
13Paraguay (2008)2,685,480,875,100
14Zambia (2007)2,522,305,732,308
15United States (2008)1,984,535,000,000
16Uganda (2008)1,906,297,933,595
17Kazakhstan (2008)1,605,440,177,272
18China (2006)1,455,360,000,000
19Algeria (2008)1,247,080,000,000
20Czech Republic (2008)882,658,000,000
21Laos (2007)766,323,000,000
22Mongolia (2008)611,580,518,335
23Serbia (2008)598,162,981,000
24Germany (2007)573,890,000,000
25France (2007)524,743,000,000
26Pakistan (2008)521,730,000,000
27Norway (2008)519,530,000,000
28Thailand (2008)511,500,000,000
29Cambodia (2006)490,811,234,314
30Costa Rica (2008)485,195,883,792
31South Africa (2008)434,220,000,000
32Denmark (2007)433,123,696,406
33Republic of the Congo (2005)423,853,861,617
34Italy (2008)411,712,000,000
35Brazil (2008)375,679,979,177
36Armenia (2008)325,890,219,447
37United Kingdom (2008)317,024,000,000
38Poland (2008)309,364,000,000
39Ivory Coast (2008)250,700,000,000
40Ukraine (2008)250,018,700,000
41Philippines (2008)244,104,000,000
42Spain (2008)226,763,000,000
43Madagascar (2007)216,787,000,000
44Bangladesh (2008)186,557,710,000
45Australia (2007)186,475,000,000
46Canada (2007)182,543,500,000
47Netherlands (2007)180,896,000,000
48Senegal (2001)178,700,000,000
49Sri Lanka (2007)167,951,000,000
50Iceland (2008)148,428,927,701
51Benin (2008)147,392,268,047
52Kenya (2008)140,944,588,604
53Cameroon (1999)125,500,000,000
54Egypt (2008)124,249,200,000
55Belgium (2008)118,087,600,000
56Romania (2008)102,406,581,048
57Israel (2008)91,013,000,000
58Turkey (2008)89,139,594,280
59Uruguay (2008)81,650,517,241
60Mali (2007)79,298,523,145
61Guinea (1999)76,500,000,000
62Austria (2008)75,745,000,000
63Morocco (2008)74,038,335,253
64Albania (2004)70,135,194,000
65Switzerland (2007)68,303,117,561
66Sierra Leone (2004)65,326,000,000
67Macedonia (2008)61,276,130,408
68Dominican Republic (2007)58,519,888,300
69Croatia (2007)58,227,000,000
70Yemen (1999)55,191,000,000
71Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)48,600,000,000
72Venezuela (2005)48,457,030,704
73Burkina Faso (2008)43,432,272,529
74Finland (2007)43,425,000,000
75Greece (2007)43,004,000,000
76Argentina (2004)41,014,452,981
77Togo (2008)38,134,034,431
78Portugal (2008)35,460,020,000
79Peru (2008)30,309,394,668
80Estonia (2007)28,177,200,000
81Sweden (2006)27,946,000,000
82Malaysia (2003)24,940,500,000
83Lithuania (2008)22,799,300,000
84Ireland (2007)22,565,250,000
85Jamaica (2008)22,315,800,000
86Niger (2007)22,221,300,944
87New Zealand (2007)21,993,000,000
88Afghanistan (2008)19,325,024,406
89Mauritius (2008)17,192,800,000
90Slovakia (2008)13,991,802,514
91Trinidad and Tobago (2007)13,505,100,000
92Guatemala (2008)12,757,100,000
93Bulgaria (2008)12,385,109,978
94Moldova (2008)11,789,400,000
95Kyrgyzstan (2008)11,303,256,000
96Bolivia (2007)10,494,864,518
97Qatar (2008)9,909,298,839
98Zimbabwe (1997)9,497,500,000
99Cape Verde (2008)9,129,786,054
100Nicaragua (2008)8,931,330,463
101Slovenia (2008)8,578,802,739
102Burundi (1996)8,552,000,000
103Luxembourg (2007)8,315,785,660
104Honduras (2008)7,379,756,000
105Tunisia (2008)6,115,400,000
106Ethiopia (2002)5,770,000,000
107Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)4,320,954,941
108Macau (2008)4,137,533,138
109Latvia (2008)3,103,000,000
110Kuwait (2008)2,779,000,000
111Georgia (2008)2,507,500,000
112Namibia (2007)1,991,229,000
113Jordan (2008)1,976,500,000
114Rwanda (1992)1,864,000,000
115Cyprus (2007)1,804,112,262
116Botswana (1996)1,784,000,000
117Ghana (2007)1,528,906,086
118Barbados (2007)1,169,856,207
119Azerbaijan (2008)1,063,208,650
120Malta (2008)1,062,624,814
121Lesotho (2008)982,151,728
122El Salvador (2008)906,900,000
123Swaziland (2003)752,910,000
124Panama (2001)684,270,000
125Seychelles (2008)632,386,920
126Bhutan (2004)455,542,000
127Papua New Guinea (2002)422,281,000
128Maldives (2008)412,300,000
129Bahrain (2008)310,190,000
130Bahamas (2008)296,355,000
131Fiji (2006)288,734,637
132Tajikistan (2004)229,137,000
133Vanuatu (1990)228,000,000
134Oman (2001)200,100,000
135San Marino (2006)175,779,757
136Sudan (1999)162,820,000
137Singapore (2008)119,000,000
138Netherlands Antilles (1995)106,100,000
139Gambia (1990)52,130,000
140St. Kitts and Nevis (2006)45,072,640
141Belize (1997)24,217,000
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