General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 1 in 2017. ▬ Flat
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9783, in 2015.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9928 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.989 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.994 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9877 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9941 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9919 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9783 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9982 | 0.9928 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9919 | 0.9783 | 1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 39 Azerbaijan 1.02 compare
- 40 Poland 1.02 compare
- 41 Malta 1.01 compare
- 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9841 compare
- 45 France 0.9808 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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Afghanistan was 1 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9783 in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 General public services, 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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About this data
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.