Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Afghanistan, 2002–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 5 Pakistan 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Vanuatu 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Chad 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Benin 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Togo 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan was 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.