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

Southern African Development Community (SADC): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 0.2699 Percentage of GDP in 2028. ▼ Falling

Latest (2028)
0.2699 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
7th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.35 Percentage of GDP
in 2006
All-time low
0.2699 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Years of data
29
2000–2028

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

0.250.50.7511.22000201420282000: 0.766 Percentage of GDP2001: 0.692 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.73 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.928 Percentage of GDP2004: 1 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.96 Percentage of GDP2006: 1.4 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.852 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.805 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.807 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.65 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.655 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.57 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.558 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.405 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.42 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.383 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.307 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.308 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.372 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.285 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.398 Percentage of GDP2023: 0.482 Percentage of GDP2024: 0.394 Percentage of GDP2025: 0.34 Percentage of GDP2026: 0.307 Percentage of GDP2027: 0.278 Percentage of GDP2028: 0.27 Percentage of GDP

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

Analysis

Southern African Development Community (SADC) recorded 0.2699 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2028. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Southern African Development Community (SADC) peaked at 1.35 Percentage of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2699 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC), year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government revenue, grants in Southern African Development Community (SADC), 2000 to 2028.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 0.7662 Percentage of GDP
2001 0.6916 Percentage of GDP -9.7%
2002 0.7302 Percentage of GDP +5.6%
2003 0.9279 Percentage of GDP +27.1%
2004 1.04 Percentage of GDP +12.2%
2005 0.9596 Percentage of GDP -7.9%
2006 1.35 Percentage of GDP +40.8%
2007 0.8517 Percentage of GDP -36.9%
2008 0.8055 Percentage of GDP -5.4%
2009 0.8073 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
2010 0.8004 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2011 0.6498 Percentage of GDP -18.8%
2012 0.6555 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
2013 0.5697 Percentage of GDP -13.1%
2014 0.5579 Percentage of GDP -2.1%
2015 0.4046 Percentage of GDP -27.5%
2016 0.4201 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2017 0.3829 Percentage of GDP -8.9%
2018 0.3068 Percentage of GDP -19.9%
2019 0.308 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
2020 0.3723 Percentage of GDP +20.9%
2021 0.2849 Percentage of GDP -23.5%
2022 0.398 Percentage of GDP +39.7%
2023 0.4819 Percentage of GDP +21.1%
2024 0.3944 Percentage of GDP -18.2%
2025 0.3403 Percentage of GDP -13.7%
2026 0.3066 Percentage of GDP -9.9%
2027 0.2784 Percentage of GDP -9.2%
2028 0.2699 Percentage of GDP -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8932 Percentage of GDP 0.6916 Percentage of GDP 1.35 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.5056 Percentage of GDP 0.3068 Percentage of GDP 0.8004 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.3474 Percentage of GDP 0.2699 Percentage of GDP 0.4819 Percentage of GDP 9

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Southern African Development Community (SADC) was 0.2699 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2699 Percentage of GDP in 2028.
How does Southern African Development Community (SADC) rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Southern African Development Community (SADC) ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2028.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Southern African Development Community (SADC)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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
Unit
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.