Compensation of employees in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Compensation of employees was 171.17 billion current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
171.17 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
64th
of 156 countries
All-time high
171.17 billion current LCU
in 2017
All-time low
26.33 billion current LCU
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Compensation of employees in Afghanistan, 2006–2017

50.0B100.0B150.0B2006201120172006: 26.3B current LCU2007: 33.2B current LCU2008: 48.0B current LCU2009: 63.6B current LCU2010: 86.0B current LCU2011: 111.1B current LCU2012: 125.5B current LCU2013: 138.2B current LCU2014: 149.9B current LCU2015: 152.5B current LCU2016: 161.6B current LCU2017: 171.2B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 171.17 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 415.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Afghanistan peaked at 171.17 billion current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.33 billion current LCU, in 2006.

Afghanistan ranks 64th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Afghanistan, 2006 to 2017.
Year current LCU Change
2006 26.33 billion current LCU
2007 33.22 billion current LCU +26.2%
2008 47.96 billion current LCU +44.4%
2009 63.58 billion current LCU +32.6%
2010 85.99 billion current LCU +35.3%
2011 111.12 billion current LCU +29.2%
2012 125.46 billion current LCU +12.9%
2013 138.20 billion current LCU +10.2%
2014 149.93 billion current LCU +8.5%
2015 152.54 billion current LCU +1.7%
2016 161.64 billion current LCU +6.0%
2017 171.17 billion current LCU +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.77 billion current LCU 26.33 billion current LCU 63.58 billion current LCU 4
2010s 137.01 billion current LCU 85.99 billion current LCU 171.17 billion current LCU 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 61 Egypt 200.93 billion current LCU compare
  2. 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 194.78 billion current LCU compare
  3. 63 Israel 191.07 billion current LCU compare
  4. 65 Poland 164.20 billion current LCU compare
  5. 66 Nepal 157.80 billion current LCU compare
  6. 67 Morocco 151.76 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Afghanistan?
Compensation of employees in Afghanistan was 171.17 billion current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 171.17 billion current LCU in 2017.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 26.33 billion current LCU in 2006.
How does Afghanistan rank for compensation of employees?
Afghanistan ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 415.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
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Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.