Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 23.04 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2028
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is 23.04 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2028.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 30.21 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.52 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 19th of 28 groups 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.52 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 24.59 Percentage of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 26.46 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 27.02 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 26.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.43 Percentage of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 27.02 Percentage of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 26.24 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.86 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 29.75 Percentage of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 28.58 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 26.05 Percentage of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 26.18 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.21 Percentage of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 28.64 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 27.24 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 25.76 Percentage of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 25.63 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.03 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 24.92 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.36 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 24.62 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.44 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.93 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 25.36 Percentage of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 25 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 24.38 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2027 | 23.68 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2028 | 23.04 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.38 Percentage of GDP | 22.52 Percentage of GDP | 29.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.82 Percentage of GDP | 24.92 Percentage of GDP | 30.21 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2 Percentage of GDP | 22.93 Percentage of GDP | 25.36 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 23.04 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.21 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.52 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2028.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 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.