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

Spain
45.05 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Tonga
44.17 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Spain rank
21st
Tonga rank
24th

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

  • Spain
  • Tonga
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Spain currently reports 45.05 Percentage of GDP against 44.17 Percentage of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.88 Percentage of GDP.

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

Spain ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 24th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 39.72 Percentage of GDP 21.62 Percentage of GDP 18.1 Percentage of GDP Spain
2010s 44.53 Percentage of GDP 34.85 Percentage of GDP 9.68 Percentage of GDP Spain
2020s 46.92 Percentage of GDP 45.5 Percentage of GDP 1.42 Percentage of GDP Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Spain or Tonga?
Spain, at 45.05 Percentage of GDP against 44.17 Percentage of GDP in Tonga as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Spain and Tonga?
0.88 Percentage of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tonga?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Spain and Tonga rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Spain ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 24th 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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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.