Timor-Leste vs Tuvalu: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Timor-Leste
74.64 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Tuvalu
117.81 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st

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

  • Timor-Leste
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 117.81 Percentage of GDP against 74.64 Percentage of GDP in Timor-Leste, a difference of 43.17 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 46 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 85.39 Percentage of GDP 88.22 Percentage of GDP 2.83 Percentage of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 105.5 Percentage of GDP 100.71 Percentage of GDP 4.79 Percentage of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 88.06 Percentage of GDP 120.34 Percentage of GDP 32.28 Percentage of GDP Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Timor-Leste or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 117.81 Percentage of GDP against 74.64 Percentage of GDP in Timor-Leste as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Timor-Leste and Tuvalu?
43.17 Percentage of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tuvalu?
26 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2029.
How do Timor-Leste and Tuvalu rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Timor-Leste ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 46 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.