Afghanistan vs Argentina: Tax revenue

Afghanistan
9.9%
in 2017
Argentina
10.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
133rd
Argentina rank
132nd

Tax revenue over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
051015199020072024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 10.4% against 9.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 133rd and Argentina ranks 132nd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
2000s 6.7% 12.8% 6.1% Argentina
2010s 8.3% 12.4% 4.0% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Argentina, at 10.4% against 9.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Afghanistan and Argentina?
0.5%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for tax revenue?
Afghanistan ranks 133rd and Argentina ranks 132nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.