Botswana vs Mauritius: Subsidies

Botswana
547.30 million current LCU; from SNA
in 2011
Mauritius
1.14 billion current LCU; from SNA
in 2011
Botswana rank
11th
Mauritius rank
10th

Subsidies over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.14 billion current LCU; from SNA against 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in Botswana, a difference of 594.62 million current LCU; from SNA.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 24 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritius Difference Ahead
1980s 10.86 million current LCU; from SNA 0 current LCU; from SNA 10.86 million current LCU; from SNA Botswana
1990s 63.27 million current LCU; from SNA 510.58 million current LCU; from SNA 447.31 million current LCU; from SNA Mauritius
2000s 256.47 million current LCU; from SNA 894.83 million current LCU; from SNA 638.36 million current LCU; from SNA Mauritius
2010s 523.15 million current LCU; from SNA 1.06 billion current LCU; from SNA 537.36 million current LCU; from SNA Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 1.14 billion current LCU; from SNA against 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Mauritius?
594.62 million current LCU; from SNA, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for subsidies?
Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA)
Unit
current LCU; from SNA
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 507 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.