Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre was 1,983 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,983 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
183rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
3,811 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
1,015 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2002–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2002201220232002: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 1.4k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 1.8k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 2.7k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 2.8k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 2.5k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 3.0k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 3.4k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 1.0k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 1.7k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 2.3k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre2022: 2.3k current US$ per square kilometre2023: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1,983 current US$ per square kilometre for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 3,811 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2017.

That places Afghanistan 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2002 to 2023.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
2002 1,104 current US$ per square kilometre
2003 1,173 current US$ per square kilometre +6.3%
2004 1,406 current US$ per square kilometre +19.9%
2005 1,579 current US$ per square kilometre +12.3%
2006 1,751 current US$ per square kilometre +10.9%
2007 2,652 current US$ per square kilometre +51.4%
2008 2,765 current US$ per square kilometre +4.2%
2009 2,503 current US$ per square kilometre -9.5%
2010 3,044 current US$ per square kilometre +21.6%
2011 3,762 current US$ per square kilometre +23.6%
2012 3,811 current US$ per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 3,552 current US$ per square kilometre -6.8%
2014 3,607 current US$ per square kilometre +1.5%
2015 3,350 current US$ per square kilometre -7.1%
2016 1,143 current US$ per square kilometre -65.9%
2017 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre -11.2%
2018 1,705 current US$ per square kilometre +68.0%
2019 2,030 current US$ per square kilometre +19.1%
2020 2,303 current US$ per square kilometre +13.5%
2021 1,857 current US$ per square kilometre -19.4%
2022 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre +22.0%
2023 1,983 current US$ per square kilometre -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,867 current US$ per square kilometre 1,104 current US$ per square kilometre 2,765 current US$ per square kilometre 8
2010s 2,702 current US$ per square kilometre 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre 3,811 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 2,102 current US$ per square kilometre 1,857 current US$ per square kilometre 2,303 current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 180 Turkmenistan 2,977 current US$ per square kilometre
  2. 181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,540 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 182 Timor-Leste 2,301 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 184 Botswana 1,926 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 185 Mozambique 1,894 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 186 Guyana 1,808 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 1,983 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3,811 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
How does Afghanistan rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) 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.