Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 1,490 current LCU per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2017, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan stood at 1,490 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 476.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1,490 current LCU per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 234.15 current LCU per person, in 2006.
Afghanistan ranks 131st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 234.15 current LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | 258.67 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 304.75 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 491.41 current LCU per person | +61.2% |
| 2010 | 651.78 current LCU per person | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 712.8 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 701.97 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 613.06 current LCU per person | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 527.86 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 520.46 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,289 current LCU per person | +147.7% |
| 2017 | 1,490 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 322.24 current LCU per person | 234.15 current LCU per person | 491.41 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 813.44 current LCU per person | 520.46 current LCU per person | 1,490 current LCU per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 128 Tonga 1,870 current LCU per person compare
- 129 Fiji 1,820 current LCU per person compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 1,605 current LCU per person compare
- 132 Belize 1,428 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Egypt 1,411 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,364 current LCU per person
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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan was 1,490 current LCU per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,490 current LCU per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.15 current LCU per person in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 476.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (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.