Afghanistan vs Egypt: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Afghanistan
4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt
5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Egypt rank
2nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 8.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.4552 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.3872 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.8671 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Egypt ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), 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
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.