Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in United States
United States: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 37.25 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in United States, 2001–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2029, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United States stood at 37.25 Percentage of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United States peaked at 44.64 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.8 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.
United States ranks 43rd of 166 countries 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: Public finances General government … 16 in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.8 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 33.7 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.04 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.72 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.93 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.69 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.56 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.14 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 41.4 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 39.76 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 37.22 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 35.78 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 35.32 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.03 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.33 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 35.19 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.35 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.64 Percentage of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 42.78 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 36.79 Percentage of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 38.07 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 37.05 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 37.45 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 37.58 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 37.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 37.56 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 37.25 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 37.25 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.73 Percentage of GDP, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 Percentage of GDP | 32.8 Percentage of GDP | 41.4 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.36 Percentage of GDP | 35.03 Percentage of GDP | 39.76 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.66 Percentage of GDP | 36.79 Percentage of GDP | 44.64 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 40 New Zealand 38.36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 41 Bulgaria 38.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 37.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 44 Romania 37.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 45 Belarus 37.16 Percentage of GDP compare
- 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 46 Andorra 36.99 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United States?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in United States was 37.25 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.64 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- How does United States rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- United States ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.