Tax revenue in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tax revenue was 9.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Afghanistan is 9.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Afghanistan peaked at 9.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2007.
That places Afghanistan 133rd 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.0% | — |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 130 Tajikistan 10.7% compare
- 131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.7% compare
- 132 Argentina 10.4% compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 9.9% compare
- 135 Gabon 9.5% compare
- 136 Switzerland 9.5% 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 tax revenue in Afghanistan?
- Tax revenue in Afghanistan was 9.9% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tax revenue?
- Afghanistan ranks 133rd out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.