Economy > Support and aid > Government support for fishing > Government financial transfers to fishing per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The time series, “Government financial transfers (GFT)” provides an indicator of the financial support received by the fisheries sector. GFT consists of direct revenue enhancing transfers (direct payments), transfers that reduce the operating costs, and the costs of general services provided to the fishing industry. These general services consist mainly of fishery protection services and fisheries management but also include the costs of local area weather forecasting and the costs of navigation and satellite surveillance systems designed to assist fishing fleets. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Iceland	$164.67 Thousand US dollars	2009
2	Norway	$33.03 Thousand US dollars	2009
3	Denmark	$20.50 Thousand US dollars	2009
4	Canada	$17.52 Thousand US dollars	2009
5	Japan	$15.56 Thousand US dollars	2009
6	South Korea	$15.29 Thousand US dollars	2009
7	Spain	$9.27 Thousand US dollars	2009
8	New Zealand	$8.94 Thousand US dollars	2009
9	Greece	$7.05 Thousand US dollars	2009
10	United States	$6.94 Thousand US dollars	2009
11	Ireland	$6.60 Thousand US dollars	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	$6.57 Thousand US dollars	2009
12	Sweden	$4.47 Thousand US dollars	2009
13	Finland	$4.38 Thousand US dollars	2009
14	Australia	$4.13 Thousand US dollars	2009
15	Portugal	$2.76 Thousand US dollars	2009
16	Italy	$1.98 Thousand US dollars	2009
17	Turkey	$1.88 Thousand US dollars	2009
18	United Kingdom	$1.86 Thousand US dollars	2009
19	France	$1.76 Thousand US dollars	2009
20	Netherlands	$1.29 Thousand US dollars	2009
21	Mexico	$0.77 Thousand US dollars	2009
22	Belgium	$0.72 Thousand US dollars	2009
23	Germany	$0.38 Thousand US dollars	2009

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