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

Australia
34.29 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Namibia
34.58 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Australia rank
54th
Namibia rank
53rd

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

  • Australia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 34.58 Percentage of GDP against 34.29 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.29 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 53rd of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 35.17 Percentage of GDP 29.17 Percentage of GDP 6.01 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 36.98 Percentage of GDP 38.44 Percentage of GDP 1.46 Percentage of GDP Namibia
2020s 37.08 Percentage of GDP 36.5 Percentage of GDP 0.5787 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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 34.58 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 Namibia?
0.29 Percentage of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Australia ranks 54th and Namibia ranks 53rd 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
Licence
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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.