Equatorial Guinea vs Upper-middle income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Equatorial Guinea
24.23 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
32.78 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) rank
17th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
10203040200020142029

How they compare

Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) currently reports 32.78 Percentage of GDP against 24.23 Percentage of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8.55 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)'s figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 17th of 28 countries.

Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) Difference Ahead
2000s 18.36 Percentage of GDP 25.71 Percentage of GDP 7.35 Percentage of GDP Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
2010s 28.04 Percentage of GDP 30.76 Percentage of GDP 2.72 Percentage of GDP Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)
2020s 20.6 Percentage of GDP 32.79 Percentage of GDP 12.18 Percentage of GDP Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Equatorial Guinea or Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank), at 32.78 Percentage of GDP against 24.23 Percentage of GDP in Equatorial Guinea as of 2028.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Equatorial Guinea and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
8.55 Percentage of GDP, with Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 17th of 28 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.