Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 6.76 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 2003–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan stood at 6.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 10.19 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.51, in 2003.
That places Afghanistan 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.51 | — |
| 2004 | 4.08 | +62.2% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 7.12 | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 6.06 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 6.17 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.67 | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 9.56 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 9.36 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.95 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 7.55 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 7.14 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 7.87 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.84 | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 10.19 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.17 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 8.36 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 6.76 | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.61 | 2.51 | 8.67 | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 7.14 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 6.76 | 6.76 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 170 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
- 171 Nigeria 7.17 compare
- 172 Yemen 7.04 compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 6.65 compare
- 175 Myanmar 6.44 compare
- 176 Sierra Leone 6.33 compare
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 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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 6.76 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.