Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -19.16 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 2004–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is -19.16 % change on previous year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 116.8% on the previous year and down 287.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 62.23 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -19.16 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 14.53 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2006 | 52.43 % change on previous year | +260.9% |
| 2007 | -14.82 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2008 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 2009 | 40.47 % change on previous year | +2074.2% |
| 2010 | 10.22 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 2011 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2012 | -15.05 % change on previous year | +618.3% |
| 2013 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2014 | -5.39 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -290.5% |
| 2016 | 24.93 % change on previous year | +142.7% |
| 2017 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2018 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -380.0% |
| 2019 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2020 | -19.16 % change on previous year | +116.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.12 % change on previous year | -14.82 % change on previous year | 62.23 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2586 % change on previous year | -15.05 % change on previous year | 24.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.16 % change on previous year | -19.16 % change on previous year | -19.16 % change on previous year | 1 |
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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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was -19.16 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.23 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.16 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 287.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.