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

Non-resource-rich countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.086 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling

Latest (2028)
0.086 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 5.9%
Rank
24th
of 34 regions
All-time high
0.2094 Percentage of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
0.086 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Years of data
21
2008–2028

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Non-resource-rich countries, 2008–2028

00.050.10.150.22008201820282008: 0.145 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.157 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.159 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.149 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.155 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.152 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.209 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.17 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.117 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.11 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.11 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.106 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.126 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.132 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.176 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.163 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.154 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.137 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.123 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.091 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.086 Percentage of GDP

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

Analysis

Non-resource-rich countries recorded 0.086 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2028. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Non-resource-rich countries peaked at 0.2094 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.086 Percentage of GDP, in 2028.

That places Non-resource-rich countries 24th out of 34 regions with data for 2028, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in Non-resource-rich countries, 2008 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2008 0.145 Percentage of GDP
2009 0.1567 Percentage of GDP +8.0%
2010 0.1593 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
2011 0.1493 Percentage of GDP -6.3%
2012 0.1547 Percentage of GDP +3.6%
2013 0.1518 Percentage of GDP -1.9%
2014 0.2094 Percentage of GDP +38.0%
2015 0.1701 Percentage of GDP -18.8%
2016 0.1165 Percentage of GDP -31.5%
2017 0.11 Percentage of GDP -5.6%
2018 0.1095 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
2019 0.1056 Percentage of GDP -3.6%
2020 0.1259 Percentage of GDP +19.3%
2021 0.1318 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
2022 0.1755 Percentage of GDP +33.2%
2023 0.1632 Percentage of GDP -7.0%
2024 0.1543 Percentage of GDP -5.5%
2025 0.1373 Percentage of GDP -11.0%
2026 0.1229 Percentage of GDP -10.5%
2027 0.0914 Percentage of GDP -25.6%
2028 0.086 Percentage of GDP -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1509 Percentage of GDP 0.145 Percentage of GDP 0.1567 Percentage of GDP 2
2010s 0.1436 Percentage of GDP 0.1056 Percentage of GDP 0.2094 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.132 Percentage of GDP 0.086 Percentage of GDP 0.1755 Percentage of GDP 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Non-resource-rich countries?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Non-resource-rich countries was 0.086 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 Non-resource-rich countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.2094 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Non-resource-rich countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.086 Percentage of GDP in 2028.
How does Non-resource-rich countries rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Non-resource-rich countries ranks 24th out of 34 regions with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Non-resource-rich countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Non-resource-rich countries 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 revenue, grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants
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Percentage of GDP
Source
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.