Central government expense in Afghanistan
Central government expense in Afghanistan was equal to 39.2% of GDP in 2017.
The latest value for Afghanistan is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Afghanistan, 2017
39.2%
Change from 2016
−4.7percentage points
World, 2017
26.3%
Central government expense in Afghanistan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | – | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.7 percentage points from 43.9% in 2016.
- Since 2007, when it was 24.2%, the figure has changed by +15.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 26.3%.