Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan stood at 0.0021 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 138.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 137th 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 … Current square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +406.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +215.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +190.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1042.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0021 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0021 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +1042.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +406.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +215.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +190.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 134 Portugal 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kuwait 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Tuvalu 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Dominica 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Central African Republic 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Slovakia 0.002 units per square kilometre 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Afghanistan was 0.0021 units per square kilometre 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 0.0021 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 137th 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 138.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.