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

Latest (2019)
29.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.7%
in 2013
All-time low
29.5%
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2019

204060802005201220192005: 86.32006: 86.32007: 86.32008: 86.32009: 86.32010: 86.32011: 86.32012: 86.32013: 86.72014: 862015: 862016: 68.62017: 29.52018: 29.52019: 29.5

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.3% 86.3% 86.3% 5
2010s 67.4% 29.5% 86.7% 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 179 Tajikistan 37.1% compare
  2. 180 Guinea 33.4% compare
  3. 181 Colombia 29.9% compare
  4. 183 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.9% compare
  5. 184 Central African Republic 25.8% compare
  6. 185 Palau 19.2% compare

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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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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.