Revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Revenue, excluding grants was 13.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan stood at 13.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan peaked at 13.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 143rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.0% | — |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 140 Lebanon 13.5% compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 142 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.2% compare
- 144 Guatemala 12.8% compare
- 145 Mali 12.7% compare
- 146 Madagascar 12.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 215.5 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 98.49 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6,991 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Afghanistan was 13.0% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Afghanistan ranks 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.