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

East African Community: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.6618 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2028)
0.6618 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 10.7%
Rank
6th
of 34 groups
All-time high
3.7 Percentage of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.6618 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Years of data
29
2000–2028

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

12342000201420282000: 2.6 Percentage of GDP2001: 2.7 Percentage of GDP2002: 2.8 Percentage of GDP2003: 3.2 Percentage of GDP2004: 3.7 Percentage of GDP2005: 3.4 Percentage of GDP2006: 2.8 Percentage of GDP2007: 2.9 Percentage of GDP2008: 2.7 Percentage of GDP2009: 2.7 Percentage of GDP2010: 2.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 2.4 Percentage of GDP2012: 2.4 Percentage of GDP2013: 2.2 Percentage of GDP2014: 2 Percentage of GDP2015: 1.5 Percentage of GDP2016: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.979 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.797 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.741 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.821 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.851 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.843 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.872 Percentage of GDP2024: 1.1 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.988 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.865 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.741 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.662 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 East African Community stood at 0.6618 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in East African Community peaked at 3.7 Percentage of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6618 Percentage of GDP, in 2028.

That places East African Community 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2028, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in East African Community, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in East African Community, 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 2.6 Percentage of GDP
2001 2.69 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2002 2.8 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2003 3.23 Percentage of GDP +15.3%
2004 3.7 Percentage of GDP +14.7%
2005 3.36 Percentage of GDP -9.2%
2006 2.77 Percentage of GDP -17.8%
2007 2.91 Percentage of GDP +5.1%
2008 2.68 Percentage of GDP -7.6%
2009 2.7 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2010 2.79 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
2011 2.37 Percentage of GDP -14.9%
2012 2.44 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
2013 2.18 Percentage of GDP -10.8%
2014 1.97 Percentage of GDP -9.5%
2015 1.45 Percentage of GDP -26.3%
2016 1.11 Percentage of GDP -23.6%
2017 0.9794 Percentage of GDP -11.9%
2018 0.7967 Percentage of GDP -18.7%
2019 0.7406 Percentage of GDP -7.0%
2020 0.8211 Percentage of GDP +10.9%
2021 0.8511 Percentage of GDP +3.7%
2022 0.8431 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2023 0.8719 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2024 1.13 Percentage of GDP +29.1%
2025 0.9878 Percentage of GDP -12.2%
2026 0.8648 Percentage of GDP -12.5%
2027 0.7407 Percentage of GDP -14.3%
2028 0.6618 Percentage of GDP -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.94 Percentage of GDP 2.6 Percentage of GDP 3.7 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 1.68 Percentage of GDP 0.7406 Percentage of GDP 2.79 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.8631 Percentage of GDP 0.6618 Percentage of GDP 1.13 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in East African Community?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in East African Community was 0.6618 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 East African Community?
The highest recorded value was 3.7 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in East African Community?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6618 Percentage of GDP in 2028.
How does East African Community rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
East African Community ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in East African Community?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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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.