Paying taxes: Payments in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Payments was 19 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
19 number per year
in 2007
All-time low
16 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Afghanistan, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 16 number per year2006: 16 number per year2007: 19 number per year2008: 19 number per year2009: 19 number per year2010: 19 number per year2011: 19 number per year2012: 19 number per year2013: 19 number per year2014: 19 number per year2015: 19 number per year2016: 19 number per year2017: 19 number per year2018: 19 number per year2019: 19 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Afghanistan stood at 19 number per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Afghanistan peaked at 19 number per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16 number per year, in 2005.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.8 number per year 16 number per year 19 number per year 5
2010s 19 number per year 19 number per year 19 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 92 Japan 19 number per year compare
  2. 92 Libya 19 number per year compare
  3. 92 Mongolia 19 number per year compare
  4. 92 Paraguay 19 number per year compare
  5. 92 Switzerland 19 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Afghanistan?
Paying taxes: payments in Afghanistan was 19 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 19 number per year in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 16 number per year in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: payments?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.