Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9736 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.9736 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9736, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 0.9971 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.997 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9949 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9971 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9931 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.978 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9948 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9842 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9745 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9736 | -0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.9736 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8414, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9973 | 0.9949 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9863 | 0.9736 | 0.9971 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 8 Malta 0.9966 compare
- 9 Ireland 0.993 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 0.9792 compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.954
- 13 United Kingdom 0.9465 compare
- 14 Italy 0.9263 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan was 0.9736 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9736 in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.