Afghanistan vs Switzerland: Tax revenue
Afghanistan
9.9%
in 2017
Switzerland
9.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
133rd
Switzerland rank
136th
Tax revenue over time
- Afghanistan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Switzerland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 136th of 157 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.2% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 9.2% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Afghanistan or Switzerland?
- Afghanistan, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Switzerland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Switzerland rank globally for tax revenue?
- Afghanistan ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 136th 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
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.