Australia vs China: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Australia
34.29 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
China
34.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Australia rank
54th
China rank
52nd

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

  • Australia
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 34.84 Percentage of GDP against 34.29 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.55 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and China ranks 52nd of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
2000s 35.17 Percentage of GDP 19.12 Percentage of GDP 16.05 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 36.98 Percentage of GDP 30.18 Percentage of GDP 6.8 Percentage of GDP Australia
2020s 37.08 Percentage of GDP 34.14 Percentage of GDP 2.94 Percentage of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Australia or China?
China, at 34.84 Percentage of GDP against 34.29 Percentage of GDP in Australia as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Australia and China?
0.55 Percentage of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Australia and China rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Australia ranks 54th and China ranks 52nd of 166 countries.
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
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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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.