Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, resource-rich countries

Africa, resource-rich countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.0931 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling

Latest (2028)
0.0931 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
22nd
of 34 regions
All-time high
0.3447 Percentage of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.0628 Percentage of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
29
2000–2028

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa, resource-rich countries, 2000–2028

0.10.20.32000201420282000: 0.286 Percentage of GDP2001: 0.345 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.142 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.259 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.162 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.126 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.067 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.078 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.066 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.087 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.063 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.178 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.157 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.18 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.161 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.216 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.122 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.133 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.09 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.104 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.209 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.119 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.099 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.117 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.124 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.099 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.091 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.091 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.093 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Africa, resource-rich countries recorded 0.0931 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2028.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, resource-rich countries peaked at 0.3447 Percentage of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0628 Percentage of GDP, in 2010.

Africa, resource-rich countries ranks 22nd of 34 regions 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 Africa, resource-rich countries, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in Africa, resource-rich countries, 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 0.2864 Percentage of GDP
2001 0.3447 Percentage of GDP +20.3%
2002 0.1417 Percentage of GDP -58.9%
2003 0.2587 Percentage of GDP +82.6%
2004 0.162 Percentage of GDP -37.4%
2005 0.1258 Percentage of GDP -22.3%
2006 0.0667 Percentage of GDP -47.0%
2007 0.0784 Percentage of GDP +17.5%
2008 0.0664 Percentage of GDP -15.4%
2009 0.0866 Percentage of GDP +30.4%
2010 0.0628 Percentage of GDP -27.4%
2011 0.1775 Percentage of GDP +182.5%
2012 0.1571 Percentage of GDP -11.5%
2013 0.1803 Percentage of GDP +14.7%
2014 0.1612 Percentage of GDP -10.6%
2015 0.2161 Percentage of GDP +34.1%
2016 0.1221 Percentage of GDP -43.5%
2017 0.1327 Percentage of GDP +8.8%
2018 0.0904 Percentage of GDP -31.9%
2019 0.1035 Percentage of GDP +14.5%
2020 0.2089 Percentage of GDP +101.8%
2021 0.1192 Percentage of GDP -43.0%
2022 0.0986 Percentage of GDP -17.3%
2023 0.117 Percentage of GDP +18.6%
2024 0.1242 Percentage of GDP +6.2%
2025 0.0989 Percentage of GDP -20.4%
2026 0.0913 Percentage of GDP -7.7%
2027 0.091 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2028 0.0931 Percentage of GDP +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1617 Percentage of GDP 0.0664 Percentage of GDP 0.3447 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.1404 Percentage of GDP 0.0628 Percentage of GDP 0.2161 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.1158 Percentage of GDP 0.091 Percentage of GDP 0.2089 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, resource-rich countries?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa, resource-rich countries was 0.0931 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, resource-rich countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.3447 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Africa, resource-rich countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0628 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
How does Africa, resource-rich countries rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Africa, resource-rich countries ranks 22nd out of 34 regions with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Africa, resource-rich countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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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.