Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 3,565 current LCU per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3,565 current LCU per person
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
129th
of 157 countries
All-time high
3,565 current LCU per person
in 2017
All-time low
953.84 current LCU per person
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2006–2017

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2006201120172006: 953.8 current LCU per person2007: 989.8 current LCU per person2008: 1.2k current LCU per person2009: 1.9k current LCU per person2010: 2.4k current LCU per person2011: 2.6k current LCU per person2012: 2.6k current LCU per person2013: 2.6k current LCU per person2014: 2.5k current LCU per person2015: 2.7k current LCU per person2016: 3.3k current LCU per person2017: 3.6k current LCU per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan is 3,565 current LCU per person, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 260.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 3,565 current LCU per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 953.84 current LCU per person, in 2006.

That places Afghanistan 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2006 to 2017.
Year current LCU per person Change
2006 953.84 current LCU per person
2007 989.85 current LCU per person +3.8%
2008 1,184 current LCU per person +19.6%
2009 1,889 current LCU per person +59.5%
2010 2,354 current LCU per person +24.6%
2011 2,584 current LCU per person +9.7%
2012 2,595 current LCU per person +0.4%
2013 2,565 current LCU per person -1.1%
2014 2,469 current LCU per person -3.7%
2015 2,742 current LCU per person +11.0%
2016 3,349 current LCU per person +22.2%
2017 3,565 current LCU per person +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,254 current LCU per person 953.84 current LCU per person 1,889 current LCU per person 4
2010s 2,778 current LCU per person 2,354 current LCU per person 3,565 current LCU per person 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 126 Latvia 3,844 current LCU per person compare
  2. 127 Solomon Islands 3,805 current LCU per person compare
  3. 128 Belarus 3,643 current LCU per person compare
  4. 130 Fiji 3,490 current LCU per person compare
  5. 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,435 current LCU per person compare
  6. 132 Bulgaria 3,362 current LCU per person compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan was 3,565 current LCU per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3,565 current LCU per person in 2017.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 953.84 current LCU per person in 2006.
How does Afghanistan rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 260.2%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.