Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Ethiopia
11.18 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Madagascar
16.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Ethiopia rank
28th
Madagascar rank
26th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 16.84 Percentage of GDP against 11.18 Percentage of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.66 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 26th of 28 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 22.44 Percentage of GDP 16.25 Percentage of GDP 6.19 Percentage of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 17.33 Percentage of GDP 13.23 Percentage of GDP 4.1 Percentage of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 11.82 Percentage of GDP 16.61 Percentage of GDP 4.79 Percentage of GDP Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 16.84 Percentage of GDP against 11.18 Percentage of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
5.66 Percentage of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 26th 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
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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.