Domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Domestic material consumption per capita was 1.18 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.18
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
208th
of 223 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2010
All-time low
1.18
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.18 for domestic material consumption per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.66 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 208th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.28 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.32 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.59 | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.62 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.49 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.42 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.44 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.21 | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.18 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.19 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 1.32 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 205 Tuvalu 1.61 compare
- 206 Yemen 1.48 compare
- 207 Réunion 1.45 compare
- 209 Wallis and Futuna 1.04 compare
- 210 San Marino 0.55 compare
- 211 Liechtenstein 0.54 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.3532 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -147.25 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -25.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -10,452 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 393.52 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Afghanistan was 1.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2010.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 208th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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