Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in World outside Africa, least developed countries
World outside Africa, least developed countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 17.06 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in World outside Africa, least developed countries, 2000–2028
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
World outside Africa, least developed countries recorded 17.06 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2028.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World outside Africa, least developed countries peaked at 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.95 Percentage of GDP, in 2002.
That places World outside Africa, least developed countries 42nd out of 46 regions with data for 2028, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 World outside Africa, least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.31 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 14.83 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.95 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 14.32 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.98 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.51 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 14.63 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.08 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 16.07 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 15.51 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.47 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.04 Percentage of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.04 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.18 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.82 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 15.73 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.72 Percentage of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 16.77 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.18 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 15.68 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 15.49 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.64 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.98 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 16.8 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2027 | 16.97 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2028 | 17.06 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | 13.95 Percentage of GDP | 16.07 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 Percentage of GDP | 15.3 Percentage of GDP | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 Percentage of GDP | 15.49 Percentage of GDP | 17.06 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0.393 Percentage of GDP (2019)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct 8.53 Percent per annum (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World outside Africa, least developed countries?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World outside Africa, least developed countries was 17.06 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 World outside Africa, least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in World outside Africa, least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.95 Percentage of GDP in 2002.
- How does World outside Africa, least developed countries rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- World outside Africa, least developed countries ranks 42nd out of 46 regions with data for 2028.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in World outside Africa, least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World outside Africa, least developed countries 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.