Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.42 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Afghanistan is 1.42 million million SLC, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Afghanistan peaked at 1.53 million million SLC in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.8 million SLC, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 98th of 218 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 — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.7 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 82.4 million SLC | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 71.8 million SLC | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 78 million SLC | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 97 million SLC | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 106.5 million SLC | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 115 million SLC | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 132.9 million SLC | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 148.5 million SLC | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 161.71 million SLC | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 160.71 million SLC | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 172.13 million SLC | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 174.01 million SLC | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 172.01 million SLC | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 170.04 million SLC | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 168.09 million SLC | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 168.02 million SLC | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 146.11 million SLC | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 134.81 million SLC | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 169.11 million SLC | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 183.25 million SLC | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 169.01 million SLC | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 175.81 million SLC | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 134.82 million SLC | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 898.92 million SLC | +566.8% |
| 1995 | 2,697 million SLC | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 7,811 million SLC | +189.6% |
| 1997 | 9,049 million SLC | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 8,736 million SLC | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 126,805 million SLC | +1351.5% |
| 2000 | 167,261 million SLC | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 171,975 million SLC | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 202,531 million SLC | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 238,879 million SLC | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 263,344 million SLC | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 320,477 million SLC | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 364,100 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 499,587 million SLC | +37.2% |
| 2008 | 517,377 million SLC | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 600,458 million SLC | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 703,503 million SLC | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 837,851 million SLC | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million million SLC | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million million SLC | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million million SLC | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million million SLC | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million million SLC | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million million SLC | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million million SLC | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million million SLC | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million million SLC | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million million SLC | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million million SLC | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million million SLC | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million million SLC | +4.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.42 million million SLC is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.93 million million SLC, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.42 million million SLC is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.54 million million SLC, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 | +1351.5% | 8,736 million SLC | 126,805 million SLC |
| 1994 | +566.8% | 134.82 million SLC | 898.92 million SLC |
| 1995 | +200.0% | 898.92 million SLC | 2,697 million SLC |
| 1996 | +189.6% | 2,697 million SLC | 7,811 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.25 million SLC | 71.8 million SLC | 161.71 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.5 million SLC | 134.81 million SLC | 174.01 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,666 million SLC | 134.82 million SLC | 126,805 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 334,599 million SLC | 167,261 million SLC | 600,458 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million million SLC | 703,503 million SLC | 1.51 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million million SLC | 1.25 million million SLC | 1.53 million million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 95 Spain 1.59 million million SLC compare
- 96 Morocco 1.54 million million SLC compare
- 97 Mozambique 1.43 million million SLC compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 million million SLC compare
- 100 New Caledonia 1.17 million million SLC compare
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 1.14 million million SLC 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 in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Afghanistan was 1.42 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million million SLC in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8 million SLC in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).