Afghanistan - Expense
Expense (current LCU)
The value for Expense (current LCU) in Afghanistan was 504,159,000,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 537,139,000,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 71,622,010,000 in 2006.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 71,622,010,000 |
| 2007 | 117,681,000,000 |
| 2008 | 261,228,000,000 |
| 2009 | 271,089,000,000 |
| 2010 | 369,383,000,000 |
| 2011 | 505,827,000,000 |
| 2012 | 435,481,000,000 |
| 2013 | 479,367,000,000 |
| 2014 | 524,580,000,000 |
| 2015 | 452,696,000,000 |
| 2016 | 537,139,000,000 |
| 2017 | 504,159,000,000 |
Expense (% of GDP)
Expense (% of GDP) in Afghanistan was 39.22 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 59.48 in 2011, while its lowest value was 20.58 in 2006.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.58 |
| 2007 | 24.24 |
| 2008 | 50.72 |
| 2009 | 44.32 |
| 2010 | 50.86 |
| 2011 | 59.48 |
| 2012 | 42.33 |
| 2013 | 42.09 |
| 2014 | 44.59 |
| 2015 | 37.02 |
| 2016 | 43.92 |
| 2017 | 39.22 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
