Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0004 million USD 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 us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.001 million USD per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 193rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0009 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.001 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.001 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +56.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0004 million USD per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0004 million USD per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +56.6% | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 190 Madagascar 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 191 South Sudan 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 194 Burundi 0.0003 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.