Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Afghanistan, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Afghanistan is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 157th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +70.7% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 154 Madagascar 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Guyana 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mongolia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mauritania 0 units 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Afghanistan?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Afghanistan was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.