Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 9.67 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Afghanistan stood at 9.67 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 18.69 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.38 current US$ per person, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 192nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.61 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.62 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.38 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1973 | 1.89 current US$ per person | +37.6% |
| 1974 | 2.68 current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 1975 | 2.27 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1976 | 3.03 current US$ per person | +33.5% |
| 1977 | 3.17 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.76 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 3.87 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.52 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 5.06 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 12.32 current US$ per person | +143.7% |
| 2010 | 15.71 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 17.73 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 18.64 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 18.23 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.69 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.47 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 13.61 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 13.92 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.14 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 13.16 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.67 current US$ per person | -28.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +143.7% | 5.06 current US$ per person | 12.32 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.53 current US$ per person | 1.38 current US$ per person | 3.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 current US$ per person | 4.52 current US$ per person | 5.06 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.32 current US$ per person | 12.32 current US$ per person | 12.32 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.83 current US$ per person | 13.14 current US$ per person | 18.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.59 current US$ per person | 9.67 current US$ per person | 13.5 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 189 Burundi 11.13 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.8 current US$ per person compare
- 191 Madagascar 9.93 current US$ per person compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 9.24 current US$ per person compare
- 194 Central African Republic 6.05 current US$ per person compare
- 195 Somalia 4.35 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Afghanistan was 9.67 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.