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

Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)
24.44 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Tonga
44.17 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) rank
27th
Tonga rank
24th

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

  • Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)
  • Tonga
01020304050200020142029

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 44.17 Percentage of GDP against 24.44 Percentage of GDP in Lower-middle income countries (World Bank), a difference of 19.73 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) ahead.

Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 24th of 46 regions.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 24.41 Percentage of GDP 21.62 Percentage of GDP 2.78 Percentage of GDP Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)
2010s 24.36 Percentage of GDP 34.85 Percentage of GDP 10.48 Percentage of GDP Tonga
2020s 25.13 Percentage of GDP 45.64 Percentage of GDP 20.51 Percentage of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 44.17 Percentage of GDP against 24.44 Percentage of GDP in Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Tonga?
19.73 Percentage of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Tonga?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Tonga rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 24th 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
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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.