Afghanistan: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Key figures

Since 1960 it is up 4,155% from US$466.67 million in 1960 (6.04% 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 households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 18.1% on 2023 (from US$16.82 billion to US$19.86 billion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 19.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 50.5% in 1963 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.5% in 2021. 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 15th highest value of the 36 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

• Bolivia — 12th of 36: US$38.21 billion
• Zimbabwe — 13th of 36: US$35.06 billion
• Lebanon — 14th of 36: US$33.57 billion
• Bahrain — 16th of 36: US$18.81 billion
• Tajikistan — 17th of 36: US$13.37 billion
• Zambia — 18th of 36: US$12.15 billion

What this measures

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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 24 values

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies

• Algeria — US$119.87 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — US$18.81 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — US$3.18 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$341 billion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$194.65 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$129.78 billion (2024)
• Israel — US$296.54 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — US$66.91 billion (2024)
• 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 households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)?

US$19.86 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 4,155% from US$466.67 million in 1960 (6.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$19.86 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$466.67 million in 1960.

How does Afghanistan rank?

15th highest of 36 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?

In 2024, Afghanistan's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 18.1% on 2023 (from US$16.82 billion to US$19.86 billion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 19.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 NE.CON.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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