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

Africa, small island developing states: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 25.96 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▲ Rising

Latest (2028)
25.96 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 46 regions
All-time high
31.82 Percentage of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
23.75 Percentage of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
29
2000–2028

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

01020302000201420282000: 25.5 Percentage of GDP2001: 24.5 Percentage of GDP2002: 25.7 Percentage of GDP2003: 24.8 Percentage of GDP2004: 24.8 Percentage of GDP2005: 24.6 Percentage of GDP2006: 24.6 Percentage of GDP2007: 24.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 24.2 Percentage of GDP2009: 26 Percentage of GDP2010: 25.4 Percentage of GDP2011: 24.7 Percentage of GDP2012: 23.8 Percentage of GDP2013: 24.4 Percentage of GDP2014: 23.8 Percentage of GDP2015: 25 Percentage of GDP2016: 24.6 Percentage of GDP2017: 24.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 24.5 Percentage of GDP2019: 26.7 Percentage of GDP2020: 31.8 Percentage of GDP2021: 30 Percentage of GDP2022: 27.6 Percentage of GDP2023: 27.6 Percentage of GDP2024: 27.5 Percentage of GDP2025: 26.3 Percentage of GDP2026: 26.1 Percentage of GDP2027: 26 Percentage of GDP2028: 26 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, small island developing states stood at 25.96 Percentage of GDP.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, small island developing states peaked at 31.82 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.75 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.

Africa, small island developing states ranks 25th of 46 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure in Africa, small island developing states, 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 25.49 Percentage of GDP
2001 24.48 Percentage of GDP -4.0%
2002 25.73 Percentage of GDP +5.1%
2003 24.8 Percentage of GDP -3.6%
2004 24.77 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2005 24.61 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
2006 24.57 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2007 24.48 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
2008 24.21 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2009 26.01 Percentage of GDP +7.4%
2010 25.42 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
2011 24.66 Percentage of GDP -3.0%
2012 23.75 Percentage of GDP -3.7%
2013 24.42 Percentage of GDP +2.8%
2014 23.84 Percentage of GDP -2.4%
2015 25.02 Percentage of GDP +5.0%
2016 24.58 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
2017 24.41 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2018 24.52 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2019 26.67 Percentage of GDP +8.7%
2020 31.82 Percentage of GDP +19.3%
2021 29.98 Percentage of GDP -5.8%
2022 27.57 Percentage of GDP -8.1%
2023 27.64 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
2024 27.52 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
2025 26.32 Percentage of GDP -4.4%
2026 26.13 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2027 25.99 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2028 25.96 Percentage of GDP -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.92 Percentage of GDP 24.21 Percentage of GDP 26.01 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 24.73 Percentage of GDP 23.75 Percentage of GDP 26.67 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 27.66 Percentage of GDP 25.96 Percentage of GDP 31.82 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, small island developing states?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, small island developing states was 25.96 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, small island developing states?
The highest recorded value was 31.82 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Africa, small island developing states?
The lowest recorded value was 23.75 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
How does Africa, small island developing states rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Africa, small island developing states ranks 25th out of 46 regions with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Africa, small island developing states?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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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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.