Manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Manufacturing, value added was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan, 2003–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 168.7% on the previous year and up 185.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan peaked at 22.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 117th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.7% | — |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -48.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +125.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +97.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -62.1% |
| 2014 | -1.8% | -180.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -122.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +165.7% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +1565.8% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -71.9% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -154.8% |
| 2021 | -10.3% | +191.4% |
| 2022 | -10.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -105.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +168.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | -1.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -10.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 416.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate -6.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 70.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 29,590 current LCU per person (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 374.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan?
- Manufacturing, value added in Afghanistan was 1.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Afghanistan ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.