Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.81 billion current LCU; from SNA against 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in Botswana, a difference of 7.26 billion current LCU; from SNA.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 14.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 24 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.86 million current LCU; from SNA | 31.09 million current LCU; from SNA | 14.24 million current LCU; from SNA | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 63.27 million current LCU; from SNA | 1.79 billion current LCU; from SNA | 1.73 billion current LCU; from SNA | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 142.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 7.24 billion current LCU; from SNA | 7.09 billion current LCU; from SNA | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 7.81 billion current LCU; from SNA against 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in Botswana as of 2002.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 7.26 billion current LCU; from SNA, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2002.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.