Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock General in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock General was 296.35 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Afghanistan, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 296.35 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Afghanistan peaked at 956.61 Percentage of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 296.35 Percentage of GDP, in 2019.
Afghanistan ranks 4th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock General in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 904.52 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 956.61 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 643.37 Percentage of GDP | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 560.57 Percentage of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 551.01 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 521.28 Percentage of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 489.24 Percentage of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 405.06 Percentage of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 419.57 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 384.12 Percentage of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 378.19 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 362.13 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 335.24 Percentage of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 319.57 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 314.09 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 319.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 314.85 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 307.75 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 305.35 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 296.35 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 296.35 Percentage of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.7 Percentage of GDP, 5.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 296.35 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.58 Percentage of GDP, 4.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -32.7% | 956.61 Percentage of GDP | 643.37 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 583.54 Percentage of GDP | 384.12 Percentage of GDP | 956.61 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 325.25 Percentage of GDP | 296.35 Percentage of GDP | 378.19 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 222.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Venezuela 1,216 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Yemen 331.58 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Lesotho 121.77 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Libya 301.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Eswatini 93.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Central African Republic 270.58 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Eritrea 246.32 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 211 Percentage 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 africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Afghanistan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Afghanistan was 296.35 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 956.61 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 296.35 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government capital stock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.