Afghanistan's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) was 117.29 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 26.71% from 92.57 in 2014 (2.4% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 117.29 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 103.27 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 92.57 | 2014 |
| Highest | 127.91 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 35.24 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 107.63 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 39.94 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) fell 8.3% on 2023 (from 127.91 to 117.29).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.5% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.8% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.95 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 10th highest value of the 14 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 2024 ranking
- Cayman Islands — 6th of 14: 123.6
- French Polynesia — 7th of 14: 121.97
- Aruba — 8th of 14: 117.52
- United Arab Emirates — 10th of 14: 114.18
- Bahamas, The — 11th of 14: 112.22
- Monaco — 12th of 14: 112.1
What this measures
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).
All 25 values
| Year | GDP deflator (base year varies by country) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 117.29 |
| 2023 | 127.91 |
| 2022 | 124.28 |
| 2021 | 113.59 |
| 2020 | 110.46 |
| 2019 | 103.27 |
| 2018 | 96.95 |
| 2017 | 94.98 |
| 2016 | 92.75 |
| 2015 | 94.83 |
| 2014 |
GDP deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$76.81 (2020)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$67.53 (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — -79.38 billion (2020)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 575.74 billion (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 871.66 billion (2020)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 0.77 (2020)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.06% (2020)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.01% (2020)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 12.06% (2020)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's GDP deflator (base year varies by country)?
- 117.29 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 193.66% from 39.94 in 2000 (4.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 127.91 in 2023 and the lowest 35.24 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 10th highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GDP deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) fell 8.3% on 2023 (from 127.91 to 117.29). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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