Afghanistan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) was US$2,796 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 31.52% from US$4,082 in 2014 (3.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2,796 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,386 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4,082 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4,111 | 2013 |
| Lowest | US$2,342 | 2002 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3,271 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2,342 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$90.98 on 2023 (from US$2,887 to US$2,796).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +US$25.93 and a typical year strayed about US$216.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 US$289.47 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$614.38 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$119.32 a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 19th highest value of the 19 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | US$2,796 | 2024 |
| World | US$26,635 | 2025 |
| Low income | US$2,805 | 2025 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
- Bolivia — 16th of 19: US$5,100
- Timor-Leste — 17th of 19: US$3,854
- Solomon Islands — 18th of 19: US$3,614
What this measures
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 23 values
| Year | Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,796 |
| 2023 | 2,887 |
| 2022 | 2,930 |
| 2021 | 2,818 |
| 2020 | 3,433 |
| 2019 | 3,386 |
| 2018 | 3,472 |
| 2017 | 3,422 |
| 2016 | 3,692 |
| 2015 | 3,871 |
| 2014 |
Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$17,929 (2025)
- Bahrain — US$44,329 (2025)
- Djibouti — US$16,748 (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$15,352 (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$19,317 (2025)
- Iraq — US$17,041 (2025)
- Israel — US$75,521 (2024)
- Jordan — US$13,684 (2025)
- Kuwait — US$39,858 (2025)
- Lebanon
More economic policy & debt data for Afghanistan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$2,796 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 19.36% from US$2,342 in 2002 (0.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4,111 in 2013 and the lowest US$2,342 in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 19th highest of 19 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$90.98 on 2023 (from US$2,887 to US$2,796). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +US$25.93 and a typical year strayed about US$216.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 NV.SRV.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) 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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