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Afghanistan — Government consumption

millions of AFN · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The government consumption reading for Afghanistan was 347.28B AFN in 2024. The previous reading was 286.59B AFN in 2023; the period change was +21.2%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 292.81B AFN, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 27.1% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2014–2024

PeriodValue
2024347.28B AFN
2023286.59B AFN
2022280.37B AFN
2021266.03B AFN
2020339.37B AFN
6 earlier values, back to 2014
2019323.48B AFN
2018284.28B AFN
2017271.29B AFN
2016279.59B AFN
2015249.79B AFN
2014248.77B AFN
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.