Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 20.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
20.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2014
All-time low
2.5%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 20.7% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2020.
That represents a change of up 474.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan peaked at 27.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 174th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.8% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -53.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -31.9% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1032.7% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 20.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 20.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 2.5% | 27.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Afghanistan was 20.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 474.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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