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

High income countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.1119 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▲ Rising

Latest (2028)
0.1119 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
20th
of 34 regions
All-time high
0.2105 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0928 Percentage of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
25
2004–2028

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in High income countries, 2004–2028

00.050.10.150.22004201620282004: 0.1 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.108 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.121 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.12 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.106 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.115 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.128 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.129 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.124 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.14 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.133 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.162 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.101 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.093 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.106 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.111 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.133 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.178 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.21 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.21 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.191 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.186 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.176 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.115 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.112 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 High income countries stood at 0.1119 Percentage of GDP.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in High income countries peaked at 0.2105 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0928 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.

High income countries ranks 20th of 34 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in High income countries, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in High income countries, 2004 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2004 0.1002 Percentage of GDP
2005 0.108 Percentage of GDP +7.8%
2006 0.1209 Percentage of GDP +11.9%
2007 0.1198 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2008 0.1065 Percentage of GDP -11.1%
2009 0.1154 Percentage of GDP +8.4%
2010 0.1279 Percentage of GDP +10.8%
2011 0.1286 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2012 0.1237 Percentage of GDP -3.9%
2013 0.1395 Percentage of GDP +12.8%
2014 0.1334 Percentage of GDP -4.4%
2015 0.1616 Percentage of GDP +21.1%
2016 0.1009 Percentage of GDP -37.5%
2017 0.0928 Percentage of GDP -8.1%
2018 0.1057 Percentage of GDP +14.0%
2019 0.1111 Percentage of GDP +5.1%
2020 0.1326 Percentage of GDP +19.3%
2021 0.1783 Percentage of GDP +34.5%
2022 0.2098 Percentage of GDP +17.7%
2023 0.2105 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
2024 0.1907 Percentage of GDP -9.4%
2025 0.1857 Percentage of GDP -2.6%
2026 0.1759 Percentage of GDP -5.3%
2027 0.1154 Percentage of GDP -34.4%
2028 0.1119 Percentage of GDP -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1118 Percentage of GDP 0.1002 Percentage of GDP 0.1209 Percentage of GDP 6
2010s 0.1225 Percentage of GDP 0.0928 Percentage of GDP 0.1616 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.1678 Percentage of GDP 0.1119 Percentage of GDP 0.2105 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in High income countries?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in High income countries was 0.1119 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 High income countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.2105 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in High income countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0928 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
How does High income countries rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
High income countries ranks 20th out of 34 regions with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in High income countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this High income countries data come from?
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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.