Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan is 0 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 129th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -26.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +365.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +179.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1000.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +55.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 10% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1000.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1994 | +365.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1995 | +200.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1996 | +179.1% | 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
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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.