Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 36.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
36.6%
Change on year
down 40.3%
World rank
6th
of 73 countries
All-time high
65.2%
in 2014
All-time low
36.6%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan is 36.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 6th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 47.6% | — |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -40.3% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.0% compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 40.8% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 40.0% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 35.1% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 33.7% compare
- 9 Kenya 30.1% compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan was 36.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release