East Africa (African Union) vs Romania: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

East Africa (African Union)
17.37 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Romania
37.18 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
East Africa (African Union) rank
41st
Romania rank
44th

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

  • East Africa (African Union)
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 37.18 Percentage of GDP against 17.37 Percentage of GDP in East Africa (African Union), a difference of 19.81 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Romania's figure about 2.1 times East Africa (African Union)'s.

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

East Africa (African Union) ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th of 46 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Africa (African Union) Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 17.48 Percentage of GDP 33.81 Percentage of GDP 16.32 Percentage of GDP Romania
2010s 18.34 Percentage of GDP 33.58 Percentage of GDP 15.25 Percentage of GDP Romania
2020s 17.51 Percentage of GDP 37.51 Percentage of GDP 20 Percentage of GDP Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, East Africa (African Union) or Romania?
Romania, at 37.18 Percentage of GDP against 17.37 Percentage of GDP in East Africa (African Union) as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between East Africa (African Union) and Romania?
19.81 Percentage of GDP, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Africa (African Union) and Romania?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do East Africa (African Union) and Romania rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
East Africa (African Union) ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th 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
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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.