Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 73.33 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
73.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
78.33
in 2005
All-time low
73.33
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 78.32006: 78.32007: 73.32008: 73.32009: 73.32010: 73.32011: 73.32012: 73.32013: 73.32014: 73.32015: 73.32016: 73.32017: 73.32018: 73.32019: 73.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 73.33 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Afghanistan peaked at 78.33 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.33, in 2007.

That places Afghanistan 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 78.33 —
2006 78.33 +0.0%
2007 73.33 -6.4%
2008 73.33 +0.0%
2009 73.33 +0.0%
2010 73.33 +0.0%
2011 73.33 +0.0%
2012 73.33 +0.0%
2013 73.33 +0.0%
2014 73.33 +0.0%
2015 73.33 +0.0%
2016 73.33 +0.0%
2017 73.33 +0.0%
2018 73.33 +0.0%
2019 73.33 +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 73.33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 45, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 73.33 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.33 73.33 78.33 5
2010s 73.33 73.33 73.33 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 93 Japan 73.33 compare
  2. 93 Libya 73.33 compare
  3. 93 Mongolia 73.33 compare
  4. 93 Paraguay 73.33 compare
  5. 93 Switzerland 73.33 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Afghanistan?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Afghanistan was 73.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 78.33 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 73.33 in 2007.
How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Afghanistan ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.