Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan is 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan peaked at 2.07 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4324 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Afghanistan 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9915 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.9887 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8266 million SLC per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8505 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8969 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9525 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.954 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9982 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9611 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9818 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9918 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9097 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8455 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8191 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7296 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7414 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5563 million SLC per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4324 million SLC per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6484 million SLC per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6142 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5826 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5562 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5292 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5001 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4717 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7783 million SLC per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2003 | 0.836 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8492 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9264 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.02 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6 million SLC per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.25 million SLC per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.65 million SLC per square kilometre, 18% 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 | +65.0% | 0.4717 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7783 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9488 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8266 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9991 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8455 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6209 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4324 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8191 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9175 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4717 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.07 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.5 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.02 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 136 Ethiopia 1.97 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 137 Slovakia 1.96 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 138 Central African Republic 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 140 Greece 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 141 El Salvador 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 1.35 million SLC 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)
- 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 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 2.07 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4324 million SLC per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.