Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Africa

Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.2638 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling

Latest (2028)
0.2638 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 8.0%
Rank
8th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.46 Percentage of GDP
in 2006
All-time low
0.2638 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Years of data
29
2000–2028

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

0.250.50.7511.21.52000201420282000: 0.636 Percentage of GDP2001: 0.714 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.743 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.809 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.861 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.723 Percentage of GDP2006: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.754 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.605 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.729 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.611 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.556 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.69 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.533 Percentage of GDP2014: 1.3 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.603 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.408 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.481 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.345 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.373 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.457 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.348 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.344 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.344 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.337 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.339 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.313 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.287 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.264 Percentage of GDP

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

Analysis

In 2028, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa stood at 0.2638 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa peaked at 1.46 Percentage of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2638 Percentage of GDP, in 2028.

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, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in Africa, 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 0.6364 Percentage of GDP
2001 0.7142 Percentage of GDP +12.2%
2002 0.7427 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2003 0.8087 Percentage of GDP +8.9%
2004 0.8611 Percentage of GDP +6.5%
2005 0.7232 Percentage of GDP -16.0%
2006 1.46 Percentage of GDP +101.9%
2007 0.7538 Percentage of GDP -48.4%
2008 0.6052 Percentage of GDP -19.7%
2009 0.729 Percentage of GDP +20.4%
2010 0.611 Percentage of GDP -16.2%
2011 0.5561 Percentage of GDP -9.0%
2012 0.6897 Percentage of GDP +24.0%
2013 0.5333 Percentage of GDP -22.7%
2014 1.27 Percentage of GDP +138.7%
2015 0.6026 Percentage of GDP -52.7%
2016 0.4079 Percentage of GDP -32.3%
2017 0.4812 Percentage of GDP +18.0%
2018 0.3454 Percentage of GDP -28.2%
2019 0.3728 Percentage of GDP +7.9%
2020 0.4568 Percentage of GDP +22.5%
2021 0.3481 Percentage of GDP -23.8%
2022 0.3442 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2023 0.3443 Percentage of GDP +0.0%
2024 0.3371 Percentage of GDP -2.1%
2025 0.3389 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2026 0.3133 Percentage of GDP -7.6%
2027 0.2869 Percentage of GDP -8.4%
2028 0.2638 Percentage of GDP -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8034 Percentage of GDP 0.6052 Percentage of GDP 1.46 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.5873 Percentage of GDP 0.3454 Percentage of GDP 1.27 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.337 Percentage of GDP 0.2638 Percentage of GDP 0.4568 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Africa was 0.2638 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?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2638 Percentage of GDP in 2028.
How does Africa rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Africa ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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.