Botswana vs Kenya: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA against 0 current LCU; from SNA in Kenya, a difference of 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 14th of 24 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 350,000 current LCU; from SNA | 12.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 11.65 million current LCU; from SNA | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.86 million current LCU; from SNA | 18.70 million current LCU; from SNA | 7.84 million current LCU; from SNA | Kenya |
| 1990s | 63.27 million current LCU; from SNA | 24.90 million current LCU; from SNA | 38.37 million current LCU; from SNA | Botswana |
| 2000s | 256.47 million current LCU; from SNA | 2.23 billion current LCU; from SNA | 1.98 billion current LCU; from SNA | Kenya |
| 2010s | 523.15 million current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 523.15 million current LCU; from SNA | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Kenya?
- Botswana, at 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA against 0 current LCU; from SNA in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Kenya?
- 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 14th 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.