Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Pakistan
26.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Pakistan rank
8th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 26.61 % change on previous year against 23.89 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.11 % change on previous year | 10.11 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -0.5951 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -0.3263 % change on previous year | 6.67 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 16.36 % change on previous year | 7.07 % change on previous year | 9.3 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.38 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 0.1662 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 26.61 % change on previous year against 23.89 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 2.72 % change on previous year, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.