Foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign aid and investments received was 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
36th
of 155 countries
All-time high
6.82 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2011
All-time low
156.98 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan peaked at 6.82 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2011 and was at its lowest, 156.98 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156.98 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 391.65 million millions of current united states dollars | +149.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars | +212.3% |
| 2003 | 1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 2.30 billion millions of current united states dollars | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 2.86 billion millions of current united states dollars | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 2.94 billion millions of current united states dollars | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.99 billion millions of current united states dollars | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 4.87 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.19 billion millions of current united states dollars | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 6.12 billion millions of current united states dollars | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.82 billion millions of current united states dollars | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 6.68 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.24 billion millions of current united states dollars | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 4.95 billion millions of current united states dollars | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.40 billion millions of current united states dollars | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 4.16 billion millions of current united states dollars | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.87 billion millions of current united states dollars | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.79 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.15 billion millions of current united states dollars | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.21 billion millions of current united states dollars | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.69 billion millions of current united states dollars | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 3.70 billion millions of current united states dollars | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 2.71 billion millions of current united states dollars | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | -11.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received 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 | +212.3% | 391.65 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars |
| 2001 | +149.5% | 156.98 million millions of current united states dollars | 391.65 million millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 billion millions of current united states dollars | 156.98 million millions of current united states dollars | 6.19 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 billion millions of current united states dollars | 3.79 billion millions of current united states dollars | 6.82 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 billion millions of current united states dollars | 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | 4.69 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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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 foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Afghanistan was 2.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.98 million millions of current united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).