Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 4.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Afghanistan, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Afghanistan peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
That places Afghanistan 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.8% | — |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -43.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +290.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -66.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +184.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +107.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -24.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 21% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Afghanistan was 4.1% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Afghanistan ranks 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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