Afghanistan's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) was 1.19 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.61% from 1.13 trillion in 2014 (0.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.19 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.4 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.13 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.47 trillion | 2020 |
| Lowest | 23.8 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.26 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 23.8 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) fell 7.2% on 2023 (from 1.28 trillion to 1.19 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 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 40.3% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.9% 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 2% 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 7th highest value of the 31 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
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 3rd of 31: 3.11 trillion
- United Arab Emirates — 4th of 31: 2.03 trillion
- Israel — 5th of 31: 1.83 trillion
- Cuba — 7th of 31: 1.07 trillion
- Peru — 8th of 31: 1.01 trillion
- Macao SAR, China — 9th of 31: 384.54 billion
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. 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 45 values
| Year | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,185,887,560,000 |
| 2023 | 1,277,521,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,216,724,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,189,010,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,465,897,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,400,597,138,100 |
| 2018 | 1,260,078,645,900 |
| 2017 | 1,218,630,826,500 |
| 2016 | 1,164,587,881,100 |
| 2015 | 1,173,768,697,000 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 35.88 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 17.63 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — 776.76 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 17.4 trillion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 262,135 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 330.68 trillion (2025)
- Israel — 1.83 trillion (2024)
- Jordan — 39.24 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — 51.79 billion (2025)
- Lebanon
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 Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU)?
- 1.19 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 4,883% from 23.8 billion in 1960 (6.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.47 trillion in 2020 and the lowest 23.8 billion in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 7th highest of 31 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) fell 7.2% on 2023 (from 1.28 trillion to 1.19 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 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.FCST.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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