Afghanistan's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) was US$1.24 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.66% from US$1.47 billion in 2011 (1.69% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.24 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.31 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.47 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.7 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$97.49 million | 1972 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.48 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$107.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Afghanistan's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) fell 26.9% on 2020 (from US$1.7 billion to US$1.24 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37.8% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.9% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 29% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Afghanistan had the 134th highest value of the 194 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2021 ranking
- Mauritius — 131st of 194: US$1.36 billion
- Honduras — 132nd of 194: US$1.35 billion
- Kosovo — 133rd of 194: US$1.24 billion
- New Caledonia — 135th of 194: US$1.22 billion
- Nicaragua — 136th of 194: US$1.21 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 137th of 194: US$1.16 billion
What this measures
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,239,762,313 |
| 2020 | 1,697,020,691 |
| 2019 | 1,401,991,494 |
| 2018 | 1,392,398,550 |
| 2017 | 1,325,949,721 |
| 2016 | 1,307,011,846 |
| 2015 | 1,547,802,525 |
| 2014 | 1,597,595,017 |
| 2013 | 1,677,066,930 |
| 2012 | 1,646,490,069 |
Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$13.3 billion (2021)
- Bahrain — US$4.04 billion (2021)
- Djibouti — US$332.59 million (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$23.95 billion (2021)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$73.02 billion (2021)
- Iraq — US$21.33 billion (2021)
- Israel — US$72.36 billion (2021)
- Jordan — US$1.93 billion (2021)
- Kuwait — US$11.28 billion (2020)
More economic policy & debt data for Afghanistan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$3.02 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$132.59 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$275.22 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.57 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$)?
- US$1.24 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,050% from US$107.8 million in 1970 (4.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.7 billion in 2020 and the lowest US$97.49 million in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 134th highest of 194 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2021, Afghanistan's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) fell 26.9% on 2020 (from US$1.7 billion to US$1.24 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DKAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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