GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 29,590 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan is 29,590 current LCU per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 39,289 current LCU per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,580 current LCU per person, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 170th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,298 current LCU per person | — |
| 2001 | 6,580 current LCU per person | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 8,521 current LCU per person | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 9,737 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 10,602 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 12,627 current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 13,690 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 18,735 current LCU per person | +36.9% |
| 2008 | 19,448 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 22,271 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 25,676 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 28,975 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 33,665 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 36,012 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 35,876 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36,142 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 35,242 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 36,018 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 36,134 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38,821 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 39,289 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31,279 current LCU per person | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 31,628 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 32,588 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 29,590 current LCU per person | -9.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 29,590 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 624,438 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 29,590 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 153,221 current LCU per person, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,051 current LCU per person | 6,580 current LCU per person | 22,271 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,256 current LCU per person | 25,676 current LCU per person | 38,821 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,875 current LCU per person | 29,590 current LCU per person | 39,289 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 167 Belarus 31,549 current LCU per person compare
- 168 Estonia 30,458 current LCU per person compare
- 169 Dominica 29,670 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Lithuania 29,167 current LCU per person compare
- 172 Portugal 28,391 current LCU per person compare
- 173 Cyprus 26,616 current LCU 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan was 29,590 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39,289 current LCU per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,580 current LCU per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.