Afghanistan: GNI, Atlas method (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Afghanistan's GNI, Atlas method (current US$) rose 8% on 2023 (from US$15.54 billion to US$16.78 billion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +7.5% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 29.4% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 20% 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 US$543.16 million a year. A straight line explains 65% 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 7th highest value of the 16 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

• Oman — 3rd of 16: US$103.12 billion
• Macao SAR, China — 4th of 16: US$48.03 billion
• Lebanon — 5th of 16: US$20.67 billion
• Bahamas, The — 7th of 16: US$14.85 billion
• Bermuda — 8th of 16: US$9.01 billion
• New Caledonia — 9th of 16: US$8.8 billion

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This figure is converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 23 values

GNI, Atlas method (current US$) in nearby economies

• Algeria — US$277.63 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — US$46.07 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$4.69 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$386.42 billion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$429.44 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$267.45 billion (2025)
• Israel — US$568.74 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$60.55 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — US$201.33 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — US$20.67 billion (2024)
• Libya — US$54.07 billion (2025)

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 GNI, Atlas method (current US$)?

US$16.78 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 335.32% from US$3.86 billion in 2002 (6.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$21.06 billion in 2013 and the lowest US$3.86 billion in 2002.

How does Afghanistan rank?

7th highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in GNI, Atlas method (current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?

In 2024, Afghanistan's GNI, Atlas method (current US$) rose 8% on 2023 (from US$15.54 billion to US$16.78 billion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +7.5% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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.GNP.ATLS.CD, 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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