Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in World
World: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 34.11 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in World, 2000–2028
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
World recorded 34.11 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2028.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World peaked at 38.34 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.46 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
World ranks 6th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 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, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.58 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 32.71 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 33.09 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.17 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.84 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.52 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.13 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 35.77 Percentage of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 34.58 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 34.13 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 34.05 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.71 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 34 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.46 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 33.47 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.82 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38.34 Percentage of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 36.07 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 34.76 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 35.2 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 34.84 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 34.56 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 34.41 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 34.21 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 34.11 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.61 Percentage of GDP | 31.46 Percentage of GDP | 35.77 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.89 Percentage of GDP | 33.46 Percentage of GDP | 34.58 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.17 Percentage of GDP | 34.11 Percentage of GDP | 38.34 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
- 3 Poland 47.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Naoero 77.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Belgium 56.19 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 46.7 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 France 55.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Slovenia 45.79 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Estonia 43.22 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Finland 53.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Austria 51.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Luxembourg 50.23 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8756 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 12,010 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 10,422 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 14,406 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in World was 34.11 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?
- The highest recorded value was 38.34 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.46 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does World rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- World ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2028.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.