Afghanistan vs South Asia: GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Afghanistan
5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
4.25 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
South Asia rank
4th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.25 current international $ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 1.14 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 4.09 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.2488 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.92 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.21 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.7076 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.83 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 5.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.25 current international $ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 1.14 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 4th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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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About this data
GNI, 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.