Botswana vs Mauritius: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Botswana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 80.04 million current US$ against 39.78 million current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 40.26 million current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.0 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and Mauritius ranks 6th of 24 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.25 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 6.25 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 20.84 million current US$ | 26.67 million current US$ | 5.83 million current US$ | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 43.50 million current US$ | 30.47 million current US$ | 13.03 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 76.74 million current US$ | 35.79 million current US$ | 40.95 million current US$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Mauritius?
- Botswana, at 80.04 million current US$ against 39.78 million current US$ in Mauritius as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Mauritius?
- 40.26 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Mauritius ranks 6th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.