Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 4.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.5% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2017.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan peaked at 6.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 147th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +85.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +38.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +14.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.4%, 20% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 23% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Afghanistan was 4.5% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Afghanistan ranks 147th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.