Afghanistan vs Early-demographic dividend: Expense

Afghanistan
39.2%
in 2017
Early-demographic dividend
21.3%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
21st
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th

Expense over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Early-demographic dividend
2030405060199020062022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 39.2% against 21.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 157 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 44.3% 21.4% 22.9% Afghanistan
2010s 44.9% 21.6% 23.3% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Afghanistan or Early-demographic dividend?
Afghanistan, at 39.2% against 21.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in expense between Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend?
17.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for expense?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.