Africa vs Germany: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time
- Africa
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 47.78 Percentage of GDP against 23.63 Percentage of GDP in Africa, a difference of 24.15 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.0 times Africa's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 17th and Germany ranks 14th of 28 groups.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.61 Percentage of GDP | 46.6 Percentage of GDP | 21.99 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
| 2010s | 25.43 Percentage of GDP | 44.95 Percentage of GDP | 19.52 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
| 2020s | 24.41 Percentage of GDP | 48.61 Percentage of GDP | 24.2 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Africa or Germany?
- Germany, at 47.78 Percentage of GDP against 23.63 Percentage of GDP in Africa as of 2029.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Africa and Germany?
- 24.15 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Germany?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
- How do Africa and Germany rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Africa ranks 17th and Germany ranks 14th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.