Afghanistan: Taxes on goods and services
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| Afghanistan |
Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 8.60 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2006 - 2017 |
| Average | 3.92 |
| Min - Max | 1.78 - 8.60 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2017 is 8.6 percent, an increase from 7.06 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 38.39 percent, based on data from 140 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2006 to 2017 is 3.92 percent. The minimum value, 1.78 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 8.6 percent was recorded in 2017.
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Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 21.85 | 2022 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 3.65 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -4.43 | 2020 | percent |
| Government debt | 10.93 | 2022 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 9.90 | 2017 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 71.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 270 | 2019 | hours |
| Number of taxes | 19 | 2019 | taxes |
| Taxes on goods and services | 8.60 | 2017 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 7.42 | 2017 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 4.53 | 2017 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 3,893.27 | 2022 | million U.S. dollars |