Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 54.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Afghanistan is 54.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Afghanistan peaked at 75.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 57.2% | — |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | -6.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 54.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 54.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.0%, 4.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 57.2% | 72.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 54.8% | 75.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Afghanistan?
- Goods and services expense in Afghanistan was 54.8% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for goods and services expense?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.