Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
Afghanistan ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +54.6% | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 176 Mozambique 0.007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 177 Zimbabwe 0.007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 178 Madagascar 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 180 Papua New Guinea 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 181 Namibia 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 182 South Sudan 0.0035 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Afghanistan was 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.