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

OECD: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.0913 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▲ Rising

Latest (2028)
0.0913 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
1st
of 1 countries
All-time high
0.1822 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.0793 Percentage of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
28
2001–2028

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in OECD, 2001–2028

00.050.10.150.22001201420282001: 0.088 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.082 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.098 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.094 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.1 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.117 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.105 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.095 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.107 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.115 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.119 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.114 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.129 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.117 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.135 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.088 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.079 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.089 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.091 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.103 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.148 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.182 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.17 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.162 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.155 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.145 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.095 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.091 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 OECD stood at 0.0913 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in OECD peaked at 0.1822 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0793 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in OECD, 2001 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2001 0.0878 Percentage of GDP
2002 0.0819 Percentage of GDP -6.7%
2003 0.0985 Percentage of GDP +20.2%
2004 0.0937 Percentage of GDP -4.8%
2005 0.1005 Percentage of GDP +7.2%
2006 0.1169 Percentage of GDP +16.3%
2007 0.105 Percentage of GDP -10.1%
2008 0.0954 Percentage of GDP -9.1%
2009 0.1068 Percentage of GDP +11.9%
2010 0.1151 Percentage of GDP +7.7%
2011 0.1191 Percentage of GDP +3.5%
2012 0.1138 Percentage of GDP -4.5%
2013 0.1292 Percentage of GDP +13.6%
2014 0.1174 Percentage of GDP -9.1%
2015 0.1354 Percentage of GDP +15.3%
2016 0.088 Percentage of GDP -35.0%
2017 0.0793 Percentage of GDP -9.9%
2018 0.089 Percentage of GDP +12.3%
2019 0.0907 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
2020 0.1034 Percentage of GDP +14.0%
2021 0.1477 Percentage of GDP +42.9%
2022 0.1822 Percentage of GDP +23.3%
2023 0.1696 Percentage of GDP -6.9%
2024 0.1621 Percentage of GDP -4.4%
2025 0.1548 Percentage of GDP -4.5%
2026 0.1448 Percentage of GDP -6.4%
2027 0.095 Percentage of GDP -34.4%
2028 0.0913 Percentage of GDP -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0985 Percentage of GDP 0.0819 Percentage of GDP 0.1169 Percentage of GDP 9
2010s 0.1077 Percentage of GDP 0.0793 Percentage of GDP 0.1354 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.139 Percentage of GDP 0.0913 Percentage of GDP 0.1822 Percentage of GDP 9

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Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in OECD was 0.0913 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 OECD?
The highest recorded value was 0.1822 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0793 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
How does OECD rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
OECD ranks 1st out of 1 countries with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants
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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.