Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Botswana
28.3 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Trinidad and Tobago
28.04 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Botswana rank
80th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
81st

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

  • Botswana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 28.3 Percentage of GDP against 28.04 Percentage of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.26 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 80th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 42.47 Percentage of GDP 26.48 Percentage of GDP 15.98 Percentage of GDP Botswana
2010s 37.3 Percentage of GDP 31 Percentage of GDP 6.3 Percentage of GDP Botswana
2020s 30.68 Percentage of GDP 29.48 Percentage of GDP 1.2 Percentage of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Botswana or Trinidad and Tobago?
Botswana, at 28.3 Percentage of GDP against 28.04 Percentage of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.26 Percentage of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Botswana ranks 80th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 81st 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
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.