Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 29.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Afghanistan is 29.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Afghanistan peaked at 86.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.3% | — |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -57.0% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 29.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 29.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.4%, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 29.5% | 86.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 179 Tajikistan 37.1% compare
- 180 Guinea 33.4% compare
- 181 Colombia 29.9% compare
- 183 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.9% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 25.8% compare
- 185 Palau 19.2% compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Afghanistan?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Afghanistan was 29.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.