Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) was 390.08 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Afghanistan stood at 390.08 USD.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Afghanistan peaked at 1,032 USD in 1986 and was at its lowest, 248.05 USD, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 227th out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 936.76 USD | — |
| 1971 | 911.77 USD | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 743.83 USD | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 746.22 USD | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 767.27 USD | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 795.44 USD | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 820.57 USD | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 762.78 USD | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 802.97 USD | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 779.75 USD | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 778.49 USD | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 877.31 USD | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 972.22 USD | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 1,027 USD | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,020 USD | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,002 USD | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1,032 USD | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 929.02 USD | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 842.14 USD | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 759.57 USD | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 725.37 USD | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 635.89 USD | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 595.54 USD | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 397.1 USD | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 283.86 USD | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 405.28 USD | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 368.85 USD | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 336.82 USD | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 309.65 USD | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 283.84 USD | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 264.99 USD | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 248.05 USD | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 388.34 USD | +56.6% |
| 2003 | 392.3 USD | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 384.5 USD | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 404.92 USD | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 421.13 USD | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 521.89 USD | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 473.19 USD | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 530.85 USD | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 528.22 USD | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 549.14 USD | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 580.64 USD | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 593.02 USD | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 585 USD | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 552.72 USD | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 553.91 USD | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 548.05 USD | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 541.91 USD | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 582.48 USD | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 552.76 USD | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 427.92 USD | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 395.5 USD | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 397.64 USD | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 390.08 USD | -1.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 390.08 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 722.49 USD, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 390.08 USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,455 USD, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) 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% | 248.05 USD | 388.34 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 806.74 USD | 743.83 USD | 936.76 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 924 USD | 759.57 USD | 1,032 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 434.22 USD | 283.84 USD | 725.37 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 403.02 USD | 248.05 USD | 530.85 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 561.51 USD | 528.22 USD | 593.02 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 432.78 USD | 390.08 USD | 552.76 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 224 Madagascar 453.38 USD compare
- 225 South Sudan 409.26 USD compare
- 226 Central African Republic 390.94 USD compare
- 228 Burundi 264.06 USD compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Afghanistan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Afghanistan was 390.08 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,032 USD in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 248.05 USD in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Afghanistan ranks 227th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. 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).