Afghanistan — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2017 · 13 observations

About this series

Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Afghanistan, the central government tax revenue reading was 9.24% of GDP in 2017, compared with 8.81% of GDP in 2016. The period change was +0.42 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 8.04% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2008–2017

PeriodValue
20179.24 % of GDP
20168.81 % of GDP
20157.56 % of GDP
20146.84 % of GDP
20137.26 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2008
20127.67 % of GDP
20119.07 % of GDP
20109.36 % of GDP
20098.54 % of GDP
20086.06 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.