Afghanistan: GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 32.66 on 2023 (from 2,204 to 2,236).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +60.43 and a typical year strayed about 137.81 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 244.37 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 417.82 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% 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 2024, Afghanistan had the 11th highest value of the 10 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

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 7th of 10: 38,010
• Curaçao — 8th of 10: 32,741
• Lebanon — 9th of 10: 11,918

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 18,586 (2025)
• Bahrain — 70,997 (2025)
• Djibouti — 8,452 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 20,204 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19,699 (2025)
• Iraq — 14,267 (2025)
• Israel — 59,717 (2025)
• Jordan — 12,632 (2025)
• Kuwait — 56,468 (2025)
• Lebanon — 11,918 (2024)

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$3.06 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Afghanistan's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)?

2,236 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 174.87% from 813.55 in 2000 (4.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,583 in 2019 and the lowest 747.69 in 2001.

How does Afghanistan rank?

11th highest of 10 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Afghanistan?

In 2024, Afghanistan's GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 32.66 on 2023 (from 2,204 to 2,236). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +60.43 and a typical year strayed about 137.81 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.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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