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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, small island developing 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, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Africa, small island developing states
- 22 Syrian Arab Republic 28.64 Percentage of GDP compare
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- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.06 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Madagascar 16.84 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 Ukraine 43.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Iceland 42.49 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Ethiopia 11.18 Percentage of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- Where does this Africa, small island developing 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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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.