Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, fragile states

Africa, fragile states: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 19.82 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling

Latest (2028)
19.82 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
34th
of 46 regions
All-time high
25.14 Percentage of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
17.6 Percentage of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
29
2000–2028

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, fragile states, 2000–2028

01020302000201420282000: 22.1 Percentage of GDP2001: 25.1 Percentage of GDP2002: 21.7 Percentage of GDP2003: 23.8 Percentage of GDP2004: 21.7 Percentage of GDP2005: 19.5 Percentage of GDP2006: 17.8 Percentage of GDP2007: 21.2 Percentage of GDP2008: 22 Percentage of GDP2009: 23.7 Percentage of GDP2010: 23 Percentage of GDP2011: 20.6 Percentage of GDP2012: 20.5 Percentage of GDP2013: 22.5 Percentage of GDP2014: 20.9 Percentage of GDP2015: 19.1 Percentage of GDP2016: 17.6 Percentage of GDP2017: 18.6 Percentage of GDP2018: 18.4 Percentage of GDP2019: 18.6 Percentage of GDP2020: 19.1 Percentage of GDP2021: 19.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 20.2 Percentage of GDP2023: 19.6 Percentage of GDP2024: 20.2 Percentage of GDP2025: 20.1 Percentage of GDP2026: 20.1 Percentage of GDP2027: 20 Percentage of GDP2028: 19.8 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2028, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, fragile states stood at 19.82 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, fragile states peaked at 25.14 Percentage of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.6 Percentage of GDP, in 2016.

Africa, fragile states ranks 34th of 46 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, fragile states, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure in Africa, fragile states, 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 22.05 Percentage of GDP
2001 25.14 Percentage of GDP +14.0%
2002 21.69 Percentage of GDP -13.7%
2003 23.81 Percentage of GDP +9.8%
2004 21.69 Percentage of GDP -8.9%
2005 19.54 Percentage of GDP -9.9%
2006 17.78 Percentage of GDP -9.0%
2007 21.23 Percentage of GDP +19.4%
2008 21.97 Percentage of GDP +3.5%
2009 23.67 Percentage of GDP +7.8%
2010 22.99 Percentage of GDP -2.9%
2011 20.6 Percentage of GDP -10.4%
2012 20.55 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2013 22.53 Percentage of GDP +9.7%
2014 20.89 Percentage of GDP -7.3%
2015 19.07 Percentage of GDP -8.7%
2016 17.6 Percentage of GDP -7.7%
2017 18.56 Percentage of GDP +5.4%
2018 18.43 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2019 18.56 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2020 19.13 Percentage of GDP +3.0%
2021 19.62 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2022 20.2 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
2023 19.57 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2024 20.22 Percentage of GDP +3.3%
2025 20.08 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2026 20.12 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
2027 19.96 Percentage of GDP -0.8%
2028 19.82 Percentage of GDP -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.86 Percentage of GDP 17.78 Percentage of GDP 25.14 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 19.98 Percentage of GDP 17.6 Percentage of GDP 22.99 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 19.86 Percentage of GDP 19.13 Percentage of GDP 20.22 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, fragile states?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, fragile states was 19.82 Percentage of GDP in 2028, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Africa, fragile states?
The highest recorded value was 25.14 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Africa, fragile states?
The lowest recorded value was 17.6 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
How does Africa, fragile states rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Africa, fragile states ranks 34th out of 46 regions with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Africa, fragile states?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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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.