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

Madagascar
16.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Tonga
44.17 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Madagascar rank
26th
Tonga rank
24th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 44.17 Percentage of GDP against 16.84 Percentage of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 27.33 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.6 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.

Madagascar ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 24th of 28 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 16.25 Percentage of GDP 21.62 Percentage of GDP 5.37 Percentage of GDP Tonga
2010s 13.23 Percentage of GDP 34.85 Percentage of GDP 21.61 Percentage of GDP Tonga
2020s 16.61 Percentage of GDP 45.5 Percentage of GDP 28.89 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, Madagascar or Tonga?
Tonga, at 44.17 Percentage of GDP against 16.84 Percentage of GDP in Madagascar as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Madagascar and Tonga?
27.33 Percentage of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tonga?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Madagascar and Tonga rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Madagascar ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 24th of 28 groups.
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.