Afghanistan vs Western Asia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
23.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Asia
6.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Western Asia rank
10th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Western Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 23.89 % change on previous year against 6.59 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 17.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.6 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Asia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.11 % change on previous year | 26.04 % change on previous year | 16.93 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1980s | -0.5951 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | -0.3263 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 6.94 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 16.36 % change on previous year | 11.58 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.38 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 0.7464 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 6.87 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Western Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 23.89 % change on previous year against 6.59 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Western Asia?
- 17.3 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Western Asia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Western Asia rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.