Vulnerability score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vulnerability score was 0.5875 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vulnerability score in Afghanistan, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerability score in Afghanistan is 0.5875, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5938 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5823, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Vulnerability score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5832 | — |
| 2016 | 0.5884 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5938 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5912 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5878 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5823 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.586 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5878 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5875 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5875 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.5875 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5592, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.5875 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4037, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5889 | 0.5832 | 0.5938 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5862 | 0.5823 | 0.5878 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.5973 compare
- 10 Eritrea 0.5915 compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 0.5899 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.5787 compare
- 14 Mauritania 0.5783 compare
- 15 Tuvalu 0.5763 compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score in Afghanistan?
- Vulnerability score in Afghanistan was 0.5875 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5938 in 2017.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5823 in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vulnerability score?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.