Gross capital formation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross capital formation was 17.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Afghanistan, 2020–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 17.1% for gross capital formation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 48.6% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross capital formation in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.5% | — |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +11.7% |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 4,646 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 71.01 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,040 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Afghanistan?
- Gross capital formation in Afghanistan was 17.1% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross capital formation?
- Afghanistan ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.