Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
5.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central
4.49 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Africa Western and Central rank
1st

GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Western and Central
23456199020072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.49 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.87 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
2000s 4.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.63 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.6888 current international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 3.89 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.65 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.24 current international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 5.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.33 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.2 current international $ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
Afghanistan, at 5.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.49 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
0.87 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 8,716 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.