Taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes on goods and services was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2017, taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan stood at 6.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan peaked at 6.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 120th out of 154 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.
Taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.5% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +175.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +14.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 6.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 73% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 6.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 91% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 117 Egypt 6.4% compare
- 118 Ireland 6.2% compare
- 119 Guinea-Bissau 6.1%
- 121 Sri Lanka 6.0% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 5.7%
- 123 Kazakhstan 5.7% 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 taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan?
- Taxes on goods and services in Afghanistan was 6.1% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.