United States of America vs World outside Africa, least developed countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

United States of America
37.25 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
World outside Africa, least developed countries
17.06 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
United States of America rank
43rd
World outside Africa, least developed countries rank
42nd

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

  • United States of America
  • World outside Africa, least developed countries
10203040200020142029

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 37.25 Percentage of GDP against 17.06 Percentage of GDP in World outside Africa, least developed countries, a difference of 20.19 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.2 times World outside Africa, least developed countries's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 43rd and World outside Africa, least developed countries ranks 42nd of 166 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America World outside Africa, least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 35 Percentage of GDP 14.76 Percentage of GDP 20.23 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2010s 36.36 Percentage of GDP 16.33 Percentage of GDP 20.03 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2020s 38.82 Percentage of GDP 16.31 Percentage of GDP 22.51 Percentage of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, United States of America or World outside Africa, least developed countries?
United States of America, at 37.25 Percentage of GDP against 17.06 Percentage of GDP in World outside Africa, least developed countries as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between United States of America and World outside Africa, least developed countries?
20.19 Percentage of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World outside Africa, least developed countries?
28 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2028.
How do United States of America and World outside Africa, least developed countries rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
United States of America ranks 43rd and World outside Africa, least developed countries ranks 42nd 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.