Asia (excluding high income countries) vs Spain: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Asia (excluding high income countries)
29.15 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Spain
45.05 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Asia (excluding high income countries) rank
21st
Spain rank
21st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Asia (excluding high income countries)
  • Spain
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Spain currently reports 45.05 Percentage of GDP against 29.15 Percentage of GDP in Asia (excluding high income countries), a difference of 15.9 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Asia (excluding high income countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Asia (excluding high income countries) ranks 21st and Spain ranks 21st of 46 regions.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia (excluding high income countries) Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 21.52 Percentage of GDP 39.72 Percentage of GDP 18.2 Percentage of GDP Spain
2010s 26.47 Percentage of GDP 44.53 Percentage of GDP 18.06 Percentage of GDP Spain
2020s 29.16 Percentage of GDP 47.13 Percentage of GDP 17.97 Percentage of GDP Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Asia (excluding high income countries) or Spain?
Spain, at 45.05 Percentage of GDP against 29.15 Percentage of GDP in Asia (excluding high income countries) as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Asia (excluding high income countries) and Spain?
15.9 Percentage of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia (excluding high income countries) and Spain?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do Asia (excluding high income countries) and Spain rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Asia (excluding high income countries) ranks 21st and Spain ranks 21st of 46 regions.
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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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
Last refreshed

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.