Gabon vs Zambia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Gabon
25.71 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Zambia
26.05 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Gabon rank
97th
Zambia rank
94th

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

  • Gabon
  • Zambia
0102030200020142029

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 26.05 Percentage of GDP against 25.71 Percentage of GDP in Gabon, a difference of 0.34 Percentage of GDP.

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

Gabon ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 94th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 21.88 Percentage of GDP 22.69 Percentage of GDP 0.8063 Percentage of GDP Zambia
2010s 22.43 Percentage of GDP 24.19 Percentage of GDP 1.75 Percentage of GDP Zambia
2020s 22.41 Percentage of GDP 28.27 Percentage of GDP 5.86 Percentage of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Gabon or Zambia?
Zambia, at 26.05 Percentage of GDP against 25.71 Percentage of GDP in Gabon as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Gabon and Zambia?
0.34 Percentage of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Gabon ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 94th 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
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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.