Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes on international trade was 45.92 billion current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Afghanistan is 45.92 billion current LCU, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 249.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Afghanistan peaked at 45.92 billion current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.56 billion current LCU, in 2006.
Afghanistan ranks 54th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.56 billion current LCU | — |
| 2007 | 13.15 billion current LCU | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 14.33 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 21.80 billion current LCU | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 27.71 billion current LCU | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 30.56 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 29.05 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.32 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.84 billion current LCU | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 30.32 billion current LCU | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 40.46 billion current LCU | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 45.92 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.21 billion current LCU | 11.56 billion current LCU | 21.80 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.27 billion current LCU | 25.84 billion current LCU | 45.92 billion current LCU | 8 |
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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 international trade in Afghanistan?
- Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan was 45.92 billion current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.92 billion current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 billion current LCU in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes on international trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.1%. 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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.