Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 1,783 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan stood at 1,783 current LCU per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1,873 current LCU per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.53 current LCU per person, in 1962.
That places Afghanistan 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.27 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 43.41 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 42.53 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 93.71 current LCU per person | +120.3% |
| 1964 | 101.89 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 149.46 current LCU per person | +46.7% |
| 1966 | 224.03 current LCU per person | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 266.51 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 167.33 current LCU per person | -37.2% |
| 1969 | 190.61 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 239.15 current LCU per person | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 250.7 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 227.78 current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 238.53 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 433.07 current LCU per person | +81.6% |
| 1975 | 320.96 current LCU per person | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 222.05 current LCU per person | -30.8% |
| 1977 | 292.34 current LCU per person | +31.7% |
| 1978 | 323.26 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 351.5 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 364.48 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 435.6 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 120.22 current LCU per person | -72.4% |
| 2003 | 236.18 current LCU per person | +96.5% |
| 2004 | 311.83 current LCU per person | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 387.06 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 454.81 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 509.23 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 541.11 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 793.05 current LCU per person | +46.6% |
| 2010 | 965.21 current LCU per person | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 1,107 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1,303 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 1,463 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 1,307 current LCU per person | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 1,448 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 1,681 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1,873 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1,840 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,823 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,768 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,554 current LCU per person | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 1,644 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1,770 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 1,783 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,783 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 15,841 current LCU per person, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,783 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,362 current LCU per person, 41% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +120.3% | 42.53 current LCU per person | 93.71 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132.38 current LCU per person | 42.53 current LCU per person | 266.51 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 289.93 current LCU per person | 222.05 current LCU per person | 433.07 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 400.04 current LCU per person | 364.48 current LCU per person | 435.6 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 419.18 current LCU per person | 120.22 current LCU per person | 793.05 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,481 current LCU per person | 965.21 current LCU per person | 1,873 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,704 current LCU per person | 1,554 current LCU per person | 1,783 current LCU per person | 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)
- 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan was 1,783 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,873 current LCU per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.53 current LCU per person in 1962.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.