Afghanistan vs Philippines: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
6.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Philippines
8.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
60th
Philippines rank
57th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Philippines
2468199020072024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 8.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 6.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Philippines ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 57th of 157 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s 3.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 4.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9114 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Philippines?
Philippines, at 8.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 6.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Philippines?
1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Philippines?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Philippines rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Philippines ranks 57th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.