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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, fragile states, 2000–2028
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- 31 Dominica 42.23 Percentage of GDP compare
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- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.07 Percentage of GDP compare
- 35 Japan 40.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 36 Israel 40.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 37 OECD 39.87 Percentage of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- Where does this Africa, fragile states data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.