Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 0.9209 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is 0.9209 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 66.0% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 65 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -24.96 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Afghanistan ranks 193rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.2761 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -16.4 % change on previous year | +5840.5% |
| 1973 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1974 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +88.3% |
| 1975 | 6.21 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1977 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -192.2% |
| 1978 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -246.8% |
| 1979 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 1980 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 1982 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +141.4% |
| 1984 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2672 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1986 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +1020.0% |
| 1987 | -10.26 % change on previous year | -443.1% |
| 1988 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1989 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1990 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 1991 | -10.93 % change on previous year | +250.1% |
| 1992 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1993 | -24.96 % change on previous year | -1646.3% |
| 1994 | -22.26 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 49.93 % change on previous year | -324.3% |
| 1996 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 1997 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1998 | -4.54 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1999 | -4.85 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2000 | -5.5 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2001 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 65 % change on previous year | -1245.2% |
| 2003 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2005 | 9.08 % change on previous year | +474.9% |
| 2006 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 26.29 % change on previous year | +215.0% |
| 2008 | -7.33 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2009 | 16.35 % change on previous year | -323.1% |
| 2010 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2011 | 7.87 % change on previous year | +219.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 2015 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 2016 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 2017 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.74 % change on previous year | +496.9% |
| 2020 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2021 | -20.74 % change on previous year | +906.4% |
| 2022 | -6.24 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9209 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -5840.5% | -0.2761 % change on previous year | -16.4 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1646.3% | 1.61 % change on previous year | -24.96 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +1245.2% | -5.68 % change on previous year | 65 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1020.0% | 0.2672 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -906.4% | -2.06 % change on previous year | -20.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3478 % change on previous year | -16.4 % change on previous year | 7.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.51 % change on previous year | -10.26 % change on previous year | 4.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.95 % change on previous year | -24.96 % change on previous year | 49.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.56 % change on previous year | -7.33 % change on previous year | 65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 10.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.08 % change on previous year | -20.74 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 190 Belgium 1.02 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.9796 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Sweden 0.9738 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.9072 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8999 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Israel 0.8718 % change on previous year 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$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 0.9209 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.96 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.