Afghanistan's GDP per capita (constant LCU) was 25,228 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 34.91% from 38,757 in 2014 (4.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25,228 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 37,592 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 38,757 | 2014 |
| Highest | 39,125 | 2013 |
| Lowest | 18,674 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 32,816 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 20,776 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 248.63 on 2023 (from 25,477 to 25,228).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +204.35 and a typical year strayed about 2,640 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,797 in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 8,033 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 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,801 a year. A straight line explains 82% 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 14th 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
- Bahamas, The — 10th of 14: 35,159
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 11th of 14: 34,867
- Curaçao — 12th of 14: 30,581
- Cuba — 14th of 14: 4,617
What this measures
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 25 values
| Year | GDP per capita (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25,228 |
| 2023 | 25,477 |
| 2022 | 25,450 |
| 2021 | 27,536 |
| 2020 | 35,569 |
| 2019 | 37,592 |
| 2018 | 37,273 |
| 2017 | 37,923 |
| 2016 | 37,997 |
| 2015 | 38,112 |
| 2014 |
GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies
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 GDP per capita (constant LCU)?
- 25,228 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 21.43% from 20,776 in 2000 (0.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 39,125 in 2013 and the lowest 18,674 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 14th highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP per capita (constant LCU) fell 248.63 on 2023 (from 25,477 to 25,228). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +204.35 and a typical year strayed about 2,640 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, 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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