Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0239 million SLC per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan stood at 0.0239 million SLC per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0631 million SLC per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 million SLC per person, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0573 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0557 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0455 million SLC per person | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0456 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0486 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0502 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0466 million SLC per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0491 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0477 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0476 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0536 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0594 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0628 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0624 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0613 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0631 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 million SLC per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0515 million SLC per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0464 million SLC per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0444 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0389 million SLC per person | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0364 million SLC per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0243 million SLC per person | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 million SLC per person | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0226 million SLC per person | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0206 million SLC per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 million SLC per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0174 million SLC per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0237 million SLC per person | +56.6% |
| 2003 | 0.024 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0319 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0289 million SLC per person | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0336 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0355 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0363 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0358 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0339 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0335 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0331 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0338 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0262 million SLC per person | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0242 million SLC per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0243 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0239 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0239 million SLC per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2311 million SLC per person, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0239 million SLC per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0592 million SLC per person, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 | +56.6% | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 0.0237 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0493 million SLC per person | 0.0455 million SLC per person | 0.0573 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0565 million SLC per person | 0.0464 million SLC per person | 0.0631 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 million SLC per person | 0.0174 million SLC per person | 0.0444 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 million SLC per person | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 0.0325 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0343 million SLC per person | 0.0323 million SLC per person | 0.0363 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 million SLC per person | 0.0239 million SLC per person | 0.0338 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0258 million SLC per person compare
- 140 Suriname 0.025 million SLC per person compare
- 141 Mozambique 0.0241 million SLC per person compare
- 143 Slovenia 0.0235 million SLC per person compare
- 144 Dominica 0.023 million SLC per person compare
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0213 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan was 0.0239 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0631 million SLC per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 million SLC per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Afghanistan ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.