Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita was 0 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Afghanistan stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -29.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita 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 | +41.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 170 Kiribati 0 units per person compare
- 171 Ethiopia 0 units per person compare
- 172 Uganda 0 units per person compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 0 units per person compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 0 units 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)
- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Afghanistan was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.