Gambia vs Uganda: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Gambia
20.98 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Uganda
20.92 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Gambia rank
126th
Uganda rank
127th

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

  • Gambia
  • Uganda
10152025200020142029

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 20.98 Percentage of GDP against 20.92 Percentage of GDP in Uganda, a difference of 0.06 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Gambia ranks 126th and Uganda ranks 127th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 11.36 Percentage of GDP 14.63 Percentage of GDP 3.28 Percentage of GDP Uganda
2010s 19.19 Percentage of GDP 14.94 Percentage of GDP 4.25 Percentage of GDP Gambia
2020s 21.84 Percentage of GDP 20.53 Percentage of GDP 1.31 Percentage of GDP Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Gambia or Uganda?
Gambia, at 20.98 Percentage of GDP against 20.92 Percentage of GDP in Uganda as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Gambia and Uganda?
0.06 Percentage of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Gambia ranks 126th and Uganda ranks 127th 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.