Compensation of employees in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Compensation of employees was 171.17 billion current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 61 Egypt 200.93 billion current LCU compare
- 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 194.78 billion current LCU compare
- 63 Israel 191.07 billion current LCU compare
- 65 Poland 164.20 billion current LCU compare
- 66 Nepal 157.80 billion current LCU compare
- 67 Morocco 151.76 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
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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About this data
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.