Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9925 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.9925 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2017.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9799, in 2013.
Afghanistan ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9991 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9984 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.998 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9799 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9995 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9994 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9925 | +0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.9925 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9925, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9994 | 0.9984 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.995 | 0.9799 | 1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Afghanistan was 0.9925 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9799 in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Social benefits, 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.