Afghanistan: Gross capital formation (current LCU)

Key figures

Since 1960 it is up 5,429% from 3.9 billion in 1960 (6.47% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 41 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Afghanistan's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 4.4% on 2023 (from 206.59 billion to 215.62 billion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 18% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 51% in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.4% in 1967. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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 11th highest value of the 38 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

• United States — 7th of 38: 6.31 trillion
• Albania — 8th of 38: 628.23 billion
• Cuba — 9th of 38: 262.66 billion
• New Caledonia — 11th of 38: 208.58 billion
• Zambia — 12th of 38: 157.5 billion
• French Polynesia — 13th of 38: 152.8 billion

What this measures

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 24 values

Gross capital formation (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 17.1 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 5.03 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — 12.74 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.34 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 112,506 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 69.57 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 513.32 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 7.45 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — 33.59 trillion (2024)
• Libya — 36.42 billion (2025)
• Malta

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 gross capital formation (current LCU)?

215.62 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 5,429% from 3.9 billion in 1960 (6.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 215.62 billion in 2024 and the lowest 3.9 billion in 1967.

How does Afghanistan rank?

11th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in gross capital formation (current LCU) unusual for Afghanistan?

In 2024, Afghanistan's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 4.4% on 2023 (from 206.59 billion to 215.62 billion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 18% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 NE.GDI.TOTL.CN, 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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