Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 20.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan stood at 20.6%.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan peaked at 27.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 177th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.9% | — |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +73.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +11.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 20.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.3%, 36% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 20.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.6%, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 6.8% | 27.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.5% | 20.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Afghanistan was 20.6% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Afghanistan ranks 177th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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