Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled was 127.24 billion current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
127.24 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
87th
of 157 countries
All-time high
127.24 billion current LCU
in 2017
All-time low
24.25 billion current LCU
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Afghanistan, 2006–2017

25.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B2006201120172006: 24.3B current LCU2007: 25.6B current LCU2008: 31.4B current LCU2009: 51.9B current LCU2010: 66.6B current LCU2011: 75.8B current LCU2012: 79.3B current LCU2013: 81.1B current LCU2014: 81.0B current LCU2015: 92.8B current LCU2016: 116.2B current LCU2017: 127.2B current LCU

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2017, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Afghanistan stood at 127.24 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 396.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 127.24 billion current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.25 billion current LCU, in 2006.

That places Afghanistan 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Afghanistan, 2006 to 2017.
Year current LCU Change
2006 24.25 billion current LCU
2007 25.65 billion current LCU +5.8%
2008 31.36 billion current LCU +22.3%
2009 51.88 billion current LCU +65.5%
2010 66.59 billion current LCU +28.4%
2011 75.82 billion current LCU +13.9%
2012 79.30 billion current LCU +4.6%
2013 81.11 billion current LCU +2.3%
2014 80.97 billion current LCU -0.2%
2015 92.75 billion current LCU +14.6%
2016 116.21 billion current LCU +25.3%
2017 127.24 billion current LCU +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.28 billion current LCU 24.25 billion current LCU 51.88 billion current LCU 4
2010s 90.00 billion current LCU 66.59 billion current LCU 127.24 billion current LCU 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 84 Peru 139.86 billion current LCU compare
  2. 85 New Zealand 127.55 billion current LCU compare
  3. 86 Austria 127.38 billion current LCU compare
  4. 88 Zambia 124.67 billion current LCU compare
  5. 89 Central African Republic 114.52 billion current LCU compare
  6. 90 Guinea-Bissau 110.66 billion current LCU

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Afghanistan?
Tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Afghanistan was 127.24 billion current LCU in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 127.24 billion current LCU in 2017.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 24.25 billion current LCU in 2006.
How does Afghanistan rank for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 396.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled
Unit
current LCU
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,761 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.