Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 71.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan is 71.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan peaked at 71.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2013.
That places Afghanistan 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.8% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +49.1% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 35.6% | 71.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 6 Palau 76.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 73.3% compare
- 7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 73.3% compare
- 10 Colombia 71.2% compare
- 11 Guinea 69.3% compare
- 12 Tajikistan 67.3% compare
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- 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 in Afghanistan?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Afghanistan was 71.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.