Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 10.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
10.4%
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
27th
of 108 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2010
All-time low
10.4%
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
Afghanistan recorded 10.4% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Afghanistan ranks 27th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.3% | — |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +48.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -19.1% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 24 South Sudan 11.0% compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.9% compare
- 26 Philippines 10.7%
- 28 United States of America 10.1%
- 29 France 10.0% compare
- 30 Luxembourg 9.9% 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 10.4% 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 17.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th out of 108 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 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release