Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
146th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.038 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan, 1970–2023

0.050.10.150.2197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1995.

That places Afghanistan 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0978 million SLC per square kilometre —
1971 0.1025 million SLC per square kilometre +4.8%
1972 0.1072 million SLC per square kilometre +4.6%
1973 0.1119 million SLC per square kilometre +4.4%
1974 0.1233 million SLC per square kilometre +10.1%
1975 0.1351 million SLC per square kilometre +9.6%
1976 0.1384 million SLC per square kilometre +2.4%
1977 0.1436 million SLC per square kilometre +3.8%
1978 0.1568 million SLC per square kilometre +9.2%
1979 0.145 million SLC per square kilometre -7.5%
1980 0.136 million SLC per square kilometre -6.2%
1981 0.1332 million SLC per square kilometre -2.1%
1982 0.1393 million SLC per square kilometre +4.6%
1983 0.1535 million SLC per square kilometre +10.2%
1984 0.1568 million SLC per square kilometre +2.2%
1985 0.171 million SLC per square kilometre +9.0%
1986 0.179 million SLC per square kilometre +4.7%
1987 0.1762 million SLC per square kilometre -1.6%
1988 0.1549 million SLC per square kilometre -12.1%
1989 0.1422 million SLC per square kilometre -8.2%
1990 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre +28.2%
1991 0.1598 million SLC per square kilometre -12.3%
1992 0.0969 million SLC per square kilometre -39.3%
1993 0.0628 million SLC per square kilometre -35.2%
1994 0.0383 million SLC per square kilometre -39.0%
1995 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre -0.7%
1996 0.0453 million SLC per square kilometre +19.2%
1997 0.0542 million SLC per square kilometre +19.5%
1998 0.0652 million SLC per square kilometre +20.2%
1999 0.078 million SLC per square kilometre +19.7%
2000 0.0926 million SLC per square kilometre +18.8%
2001 0.1001 million SLC per square kilometre +8.1%
2002 0.1449 million SLC per square kilometre +44.7%
2003 0.1386 million SLC per square kilometre -4.3%
2004 0.1333 million SLC per square kilometre -3.9%
2005 0.127 million SLC per square kilometre -4.7%
2006 0.121 million SLC per square kilometre -4.8%
2007 0.1167 million SLC per square kilometre -3.5%
2008 0.1102 million SLC per square kilometre -5.5%
2009 0.1071 million SLC per square kilometre -2.8%
2010 0.1027 million SLC per square kilometre -4.2%
2011 0.0977 million SLC per square kilometre -4.9%
2012 0.0967 million SLC per square kilometre -1.0%
2013 0.0904 million SLC per square kilometre -6.5%
2014 0.0814 million SLC per square kilometre -10.0%
2015 0.0759 million SLC per square kilometre -6.8%
2016 0.0707 million SLC per square kilometre -6.8%
2017 0.0844 million SLC per square kilometre +19.3%
2018 0.1001 million SLC per square kilometre +18.6%
2019 0.1485 million SLC per square kilometre +48.3%
2020 0.1377 million SLC per square kilometre -7.2%
2021 0.1235 million SLC per square kilometre -10.3%
2022 0.1112 million SLC per square kilometre -10.0%
2023 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre +1.7%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5092 million SLC per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6252 million SLC per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1262 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0978 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1568 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1542 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1332 million SLC per square kilometre 0.179 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1192 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0926 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1449 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0948 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0707 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1485 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1214 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1112 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1377 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 143 Tajikistan 0.1268 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Turkmenistan 0.1213 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Cyprus 0.1206 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 147 Belarus 0.1129 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 148 Finland 0.1095 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 149 Ethiopia 0.109 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan?
Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan was 0.1131 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre in 1995.
How does Afghanistan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Afghanistan ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,578 data points, 1970–2023
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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.