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

Afghanistan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was -21.06 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-21.06 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 191.3%
World rank
225th
of 231 countries
All-time high
422.88 % change on previous year
in 1994
All-time low
-37.88 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
52
1971–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Afghanistan, 1971–2023

0100200300400197119972023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan stood at -21.06 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 191.3% on the previous year and down 176.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan peaked at 422.88 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -37.88 % change on previous year, in 1992.

That places Afghanistan 225th out of 231 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1971 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1971 4.7 % change on previous year —
1972 -12.87 % change on previous year -373.6%
1973 8.64 % change on previous year -167.1%
1974 24.36 % change on previous year +182.0%
1975 9.79 % change on previous year -59.8%
1976 8 % change on previous year -18.3%
1977 15.55 % change on previous year +94.4%
1978 11.71 % change on previous year -24.7%
1979 9 % change on previous year -23.1%
1980 -0.7244 % change on previous year -108.0%
1981 7.04 % change on previous year -1071.2%
1982 1.54 % change on previous year -78.2%
1983 -1.82 % change on previous year -218.2%
1984 -1.11 % change on previous year -38.8%
1985 0.8075 % change on previous year -172.6%
1986 -4.02 % change on previous year -597.5%
1987 -11.1 % change on previous year +176.4%
1988 -27.32 % change on previous year +146.1%
1989 14.18 % change on previous year -151.9%
1990 43.35 % change on previous year +205.7%
1991 -9.2 % change on previous year -121.2%
1992 -37.88 % change on previous year +312.0%
1993 -33.75 % change on previous year -10.9%
1994 422.88 % change on previous year -1352.9%
1995 98.7 % change on previous year -76.7%
1996 264.39 % change on previous year +167.9%
1997 46 % change on previous year -82.6%
1998 21.57 % change on previous year -53.1%
2000 65.81 % change on previous year +205.2%
2001 17.79 % change on previous year -73.0%
2002 3.29 % change on previous year -81.5%
2003 0.8332 % change on previous year -74.7%
2004 8.02 % change on previous year +862.8%
2005 7.66 % change on previous year -4.5%
2006 2.9 % change on previous year -62.1%
2007 39.41 % change on previous year +1259.3%
2008 -1.57 % change on previous year -104.0%
2009 -19.2 % change on previous year +1122.0%
2010 4.34 % change on previous year -122.6%
2011 18.91 % change on previous year +335.2%
2012 3.06 % change on previous year -83.8%
2013 -7.61 % change on previous year -348.5%
2014 -4.25 % change on previous year -44.1%
2015 -4.62 % change on previous year +8.7%
2016 -0.5436 % change on previous year -88.2%
2017 8.65 % change on previous year -1690.4%
2018 61.98 % change on previous year +616.9%
2019 74.99 % change on previous year +21.0%
2020 -23.76 % change on previous year -131.7%
2021 -8.04 % change on previous year -66.2%
2022 23.08 % change on previous year -387.0%
2023 -21.06 % change on previous year -191.3%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's -21.06 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.73 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's -21.06 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1664 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +1690.4% -0.5436 % change on previous year 8.65 % change on previous year
1994 +1352.9% -33.75 % change on previous year 422.88 % change on previous year
2007 +1259.3% 2.9 % change on previous year 39.41 % change on previous year
2009 -1122.0% -1.57 % change on previous year -19.2 % change on previous year
1981 +1071.2% -0.7244 % change on previous year 7.04 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.76 % change on previous year -12.87 % change on previous year 24.36 % change on previous year 9
1980s -2.25 % change on previous year -27.32 % change on previous year 14.18 % change on previous year 10
1990s 90.67 % change on previous year -37.88 % change on previous year 422.88 % change on previous year 9
2000s 12.49 % change on previous year -19.2 % change on previous year 65.81 % change on previous year 10
2010s 15.49 % change on previous year -7.61 % change on previous year 74.99 % change on previous year 10
2020s -7.45 % change on previous year -23.76 % change on previous year 23.08 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 222 East Timor -17.37 % change on previous year compare
  2. 222 Timor-Leste -17.37 % change on previous year compare
  3. 224 Equatorial Guinea -18.09 % change on previous year compare
  4. 226 Ireland -22.42 % change on previous year compare
  5. 227 Brunei -25.67 % change on previous year compare
  6. 227 Brunei Darussalam -25.67 % change on previous year 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 -21.06 % change on previous year 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 422.88 % change on previous year in 1994.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was -37.88 % change on previous year in 1992.
How does Afghanistan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Afghanistan ranks 225th out of 231 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 down 176.6%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
232 places, 11,099 data points, 1971–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.