Afghanistan vs IDA only: Expense

Afghanistan
39.2%
in 2017
IDA only
14.2%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
21st
IDA only rank
23rd

Expense over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA only
102030405060200620132021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 39.2% against 14.2% in IDA only, a difference of 25.0%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times IDA only's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and IDA only ranks 23rd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA only Difference Ahead
2000s 44.3% 15.0% 29.3% Afghanistan
2010s 42.9% 14.1% 28.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Afghanistan or IDA only?
Afghanistan, at 39.2% against 14.2% in IDA only as of 2017.
What is the difference in expense between Afghanistan and IDA only?
25.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for expense?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and IDA only ranks 23rd 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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About this data

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.