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

Afghanistan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2324 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2324 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1993.

Afghanistan ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0 million SLC per square kilometre —
1971 0 million SLC per square kilometre +4.7%
1972 0 million SLC per square kilometre -12.9%
1973 0 million SLC per square kilometre +8.6%
1974 0 million SLC per square kilometre +24.4%
1975 0 million SLC per square kilometre +9.8%
1976 0 million SLC per square kilometre +8.0%
1977 0 million SLC per square kilometre +15.6%
1978 0 million SLC per square kilometre +11.7%
1979 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +9.0%
1980 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -0.7%
1981 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +7.0%
1982 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +1.5%
1983 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -1.8%
1984 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -1.1%
1985 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +0.8%
1986 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -4.0%
1987 0 million SLC per square kilometre -11.1%
1988 0 million SLC per square kilometre -27.3%
1989 0 million SLC per square kilometre +14.2%
1990 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +43.3%
1991 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -9.2%
1992 0 million SLC per square kilometre -37.9%
1993 0 million SLC per square kilometre -33.8%
1994 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +422.9%
1995 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre +98.7%
1996 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre +264.4%
1997 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre +46.0%
1998 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre +21.6%
1999 0.0261 million SLC per square kilometre +1725.7%
2000 0.0432 million SLC per square kilometre +65.8%
2001 0.0509 million SLC per square kilometre +17.8%
2002 0.0526 million SLC per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 0.053 million SLC per square kilometre +0.8%
2004 0.0573 million SLC per square kilometre +8.0%
2005 0.0616 million SLC per square kilometre +7.7%
2006 0.0634 million SLC per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 0.0884 million SLC per square kilometre +39.4%
2008 0.087 million SLC per square kilometre -1.6%
2009 0.0703 million SLC per square kilometre -19.2%
2010 0.0734 million SLC per square kilometre +4.3%
2011 0.0873 million SLC per square kilometre +18.9%
2012 0.0899 million SLC per square kilometre +3.1%
2013 0.0831 million SLC per square kilometre -7.6%
2014 0.0796 million SLC per square kilometre -4.3%
2015 0.0759 million SLC per square kilometre -4.6%
2016 0.0755 million SLC per square kilometre -0.5%
2017 0.082 million SLC per square kilometre +8.6%
2018 0.1328 million SLC per square kilometre +62.0%
2019 0.2324 million SLC per square kilometre +75.0%
2020 0.1772 million SLC per square kilometre -23.8%
2021 0.1629 million SLC per square kilometre -8.0%
2022 0.2005 million SLC per square kilometre +23.1%
2023 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre -21.1%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million SLC per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (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
1999 +1725.7% 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0261 million SLC per square kilometre
1994 +422.9% 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre
1996 +264.4% 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.003 million SLC per square kilometre 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0261 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0628 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0432 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0884 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1012 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0734 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2324 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1747 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1583 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2005 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 146 Brazil 0.1735 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 147 Lithuania 0.1718 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 148 Croatia 0.169 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 150 Greece 0.1525 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 151 Cyprus 0.1475 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 152 Tunisia 0.1469 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 0.1583 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 0.2324 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Afghanistan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Afghanistan ranks 149th 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 90.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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