State Capacity Index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: State Capacity Index was -1.05 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Afghanistan, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -1.05 for state capacity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Afghanistan peaked at -0.9106 in 1976 and was at its lowest, -2.03, in 1993.
That places Afghanistan 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.38 | — |
| 1961 | -1.36 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | -1.37 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | -1.36 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | -1.38 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | -1.4 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | -1.13 | -18.8% |
| 1967 | -1.13 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | -1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | -1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | -1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | -1.05 | -8.5% |
| 1972 | -1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | -1.05 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | -0.9673 | -7.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9185 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | -0.9106 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9242 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | -1.18 | +27.4% |
| 1979 | -1.21 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | -1.17 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | -1.19 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | -1.06 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | -1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | -1.03 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | -1 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | -1.1 | +9.7% |
| 1987 | -1.04 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | -0.9745 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | -1.02 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | -1.05 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | -1.45 | +37.1% |
| 1992 | -1.91 | +32.4% |
| 1993 | -2.03 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | -2.03 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.67 | -17.6% |
| 1996 | -1.14 | -31.6% |
| 1997 | -1.1 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | -1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | -1.12 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | -1.18 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | -1.28 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | -1.33 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | -1.8 | +35.4% |
| 2004 | -1.83 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -1.78 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -1.71 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | -1.67 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | -1.46 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | -1.33 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | -1.27 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | -1.23 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | -1.18 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | -1.11 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | -1.02 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | -1.05 | +2.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -1.05 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -1.05 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2707. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -37.1% | -1.05 | -1.45 |
| 2003 | -35.4% | -1.33 | -1.8 |
| 1992 | -32.4% | -1.45 | -1.91 |
| 1996 | +31.6% | -1.67 | -1.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.28 | -1.4 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.04 | -1.21 | -0.9106 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.07 | -1.19 | -0.9745 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.46 | -2.03 | -1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.54 | -1.83 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -1.27 | -1.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 state capacity index in Afghanistan?
- State capacity index in Afghanistan was -1.05 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9106 in 1976.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for state capacity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.