Botswana vs Nigeria: Subsidies

Botswana
80.04 million current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
246.03 million current US$
in 2007
Botswana rank
5th
Nigeria rank
4th

Subsidies over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 246.03 million current US$ against 80.04 million current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 165.99 million current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 24 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 246.03 million current US$ against 80.04 million current US$ in Botswana as of 2007.
What is the difference in subsidies between Botswana and Nigeria?
165.99 million current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2007.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for subsidies?
Botswana ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
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 U.S. dollars.