Afghanistan's primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) was 48.67% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 30.87 percentage points from 79.53% in 2016.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 48.67% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 79.53% | 2016 |
| Highest | 100.83% | 2019 |
| Lowest | 48.67% | 2021 |
| Average since 2012 | 80.8% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 79.7% | 2007 |
Over five years it is down 30.87 percentage points from 79.53% in 2016. Since 2007 it is down 31.03 percentage points from 79.7% in 2007. The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2021, Afghanistan's primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) fell 42.89 percentage points on 2020 (from 91.56% to 48.67%).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2020), the average change was +2.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.8 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.89 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Afghanistan had the 18th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.
Limitations: Although not all countries have used the PEFA methodology on an annual basis for the PEFA PI-1 indicator, the methodology relies on standard data sets for approved and final budget outturns which are commonly produced at least annually in every country. The countries that have not used the methodology to date are primarily highly developed countries which would have less difficulty in providing the necessary data than those in the lower and middle income categories that have been primary users of Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) to date. (As of: 2024-07-29) One limitation of the indicator is that it is an aggregate indicator of budget reliability.
All 12 values
| Year | Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.67 |
| 2020 | 91.56 |
| 2019 | 100.83 |
| 2018 | 96.31 |
| 2017 | 100.33 |
| 2016 | 79.53 |
| 2015 | 72.69 |
| 2014 | 69.92 |
| 2013 | 78.32 |
| 2012 | 69.83 |
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 65 million (2021)
- Battle-related deaths (number of people) — 260 (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 165,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1.82% (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 278.25 million (2021)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2021)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.83% (2021)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 66.6 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100)
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Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)?
- 48.67% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is down 31.03 percentage points from 79.7% in 2007. The highest value was 100.83% in 2019 and the lowest 48.67% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 18th highest of 18 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) unusual for Afghanistan?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GF.XPD.BUDG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.pefa.org/node/5239, note: The raw data collected in order to calculate this indicator are the initially Approved and Executed Budgets. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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