Afghanistan in figures
Back to AfghanistanReal output in Afghanistan shrank 20.7% in 2021 and 6.2% in 2022. Twenty years earlier, in 2002, it had grown 28.6%. GDP was $17.8 billion in 2024, below the $20.5 billion of 2014, and consumer prices fell 4.6% in 2023 and 6.6% in 2024. The population more than doubled, from 20,130,327 in 2000 to 43,844,111 in 2025.
GDP
$17.8 bn
2024
from $3.5 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$417
2024
from $175 in 2000
Real growth
1.9%
2024
from −9.4% in 2001
Inflation
−6.6%
2024
from 12.7% in 2005
Unemployment
13.3%
2025
from 7.9% in 2000
Government debt
8.0%of GDP
2025
from 346.0% in 2002
Sections
Economy
How large Afghanistan's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
The series opens with a fall of 9.4% in 2001 and a rise of 28.6% in 2002. Growth then swung widely, reaching 21.4% in 2009 and 0.4% in 2011, before holding between 1.2% and 3.9% from 2014 to 2019. Then it collapsed. Output fell 2.4% in 2020, 20.7% in 2021 and 6.2% in 2022, and grew 2.3% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024. GDP per person in current dollars peaked at $651 in 2012 and was $417 in 2024, and the IMF put growth at 3.0% for 2025. Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 34.3% of GDP in 2024. That is down from 38.6% in 2002 but well above the low of 20.6% in 2015. Services supplied 45.2%, after a high of 59.5% in 2018, while industry including construction accounted for 14.5% and manufacturing alone for 8.4%, against 18.8% in 2002.
$17.8 bn2024
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.8 bn |
| 2023 | $17.2 bn |
| 2022 | $14.5 bn |
| 2021 | $14.3 bn |
| 2020 | $20.0 bn |
| 2019 | $18.8 bn |
| 2018 | $18.1 bn |
| 2017 | $18.8 bn |
| 2016 | $18.1 bn |
| 2015 | $19.1 bn |
| 2014 | $20.5 bn |
| 2013 | $20.1 bn |
| 2012 | $19.9 bn |
| 2011 | $17.8 bn |
| 2010 | $15.9 bn |
| 2009 | $12.4 bn |
| 2008 | $10.1 bn |
| 2007 | $9.7 bn |
| 2006 | $7.0 bn |
| 2005 | $6.2 bn |
| 2004 | $5.2 bn |
| 2003 | $4.5 bn |
| 2002 | $3.8 bn |
| 2001 | $2.8 bn |
| 2000 | $3.5 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.9%2024
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% |
| 2022 | −6.2% |
| 2021 | −20.7% |
| 2020 | −2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 21.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% |
| 2002 | 28.6% |
| 2001 | −9.4% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
$4172024
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417 | $2 236 |
| 2023 | $414 | $2 204 |
| 2022 | $357 | $2 123 |
| 2021 | $356 | $2 144 |
| 2020 | $511 | $2 562 |
| 2019 | $497 | $2 583 |
| 2018 | $491 | $2 432 |
| 2017 | $525 | $2 336 |
| 2016 | $522 | $2 213 |
| 2015 | $566 | $2 284 |
| 2014 | $625 | $2 224 |
| 2013 | $637 | $2 133 |
| 2012 | $651 | $1 988 |
| 2011 | $607 | $1 744 |
| 2010 | $561 | $1 766 |
| 2009 | $452 | $1 571 |
| 2008 | $382 | $1 334 |
| 2007 | $376 | $1 287 |
| 2006 | $274 | $1 122 |
| 2005 | $254 | $1 076 |
| 2004 | $222 | $972 |
| 2003 | $199 | $967 |
| 2002 | $179 | $927 |
| 2001 | $139 | $748 |
| 2000 | $175 | $814 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices rose 26.4% in 2008 and fell 6.8% in 2009. Inflation reached 13.7% in 2022 and then turned negative, at −4.6% in 2023 and −6.6% in 2024; the IMF gave 2.9% for 2025. Unemployment stood near 7.9% through the 2000s, climbed to 14.1% in 2022 and was 13.3% in 2025. Participation fell too. In 2017 47.3% of working-age people were in the labour force, and in 2025 37.5%.
−6.6%2024
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | −6.6% |
| 2023 | −4.6% |
| 2022 | 13.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | −0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | −6.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% |
| 2005 | 12.7% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
13.3%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.3% | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | 17.2% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 17.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | 15.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | 16.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 17.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | 12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | 10.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | 10.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | 10.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | 10.1% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | 10.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | 10.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | 10.2% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports of goods and services came to 15.7% of GDP in 2024 and imports to 68.1%. The series begins in 2020, at 10.4% and 36.3%. The current account deficit reached 25.9% of GDP in 2012 and was 15.7% in 2020, while foreign direct investment, 4.4% of GDP in 2005, was 0.1% in 2021.
15.7%2024
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.7% | 68.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | 50.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 54.5% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | 37.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | 36.3% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−15.7%2020
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2020 | −15.7% |
| 2019 | −20.2% |
| 2018 | −21.6% |
| 2017 | −19.0% |
| 2016 | −14.9% |
| 2015 | −21.9% |
| 2014 | −15.8% |
| 2013 | −25.3% |
| 2012 | −25.9% |
| 2011 | −12.6% |
| 2010 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
0.1%2021
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The IMF puts general government debt at 346.0% of GDP in 2002 and 206.4% in 2005. In 2006 it was 23.0%. From 2010 onwards it stayed below 12%, and it was 8.0% in 2025, when the government ran a deficit of 0.9% of GDP. Tax revenue reached 9.9% of GDP in 2017, the last year in the series.
8.0%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% |
| 2023 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% |
| 2013 | 6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.7% |
| 2009 | 16.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% |
| 2007 | 20.1% |
| 2006 | 23.0% |
| 2005 | 206.4% |
| 2004 | 245.0% |
| 2003 | 270.6% |
| 2002 | 346.0% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−0.9%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.9% |
| 2024 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | −0.5% |
| 2020 | −2.2% |
| 2019 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% |
| 2015 | −1.4% |
| 2014 | −1.7% |
| 2013 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | −3.9% |
| 2007 | −2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | −0.9% |
| 2004 | −2.4% |
| 2003 | −2.1% |
| 2002 | −0.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
9.9%2017
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.5% |
| 2015 | 7.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 7.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.0% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Afghanistan
The World Bank put the population at 43,844,111 in 2025, more than twice the 20,130,327 of 2000. It is young. Children under 15 made up 42.6% of it in 2025, down from 50.0% in 2000, and people aged 65 or over 2.4%. Women had 4.76 children on average in 2024, against 7.57 in 2000. Net migration swung from 860,349 people gained in 2002 to 647,402 lost in 2022, and life expectancy at birth rose from 55.0 years in 2000 to 66.3 in 2024. In 2025 25.9% of people lived in towns and cities.
43.84 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.84 m |
| 2024 | 42.65 m |
| 2023 | 41.45 m |
| 2022 | 40.58 m |
| 2021 | 40.00 m |
| 2020 | 39.07 m |
| 2019 | 37.86 m |
| 2018 | 36.74 m |
| 2017 | 35.69 m |
| 2016 | 34.70 m |
| 2015 | 33.83 m |
| 2014 | 32.79 m |
| 2013 | 31.62 m |
| 2012 | 30.56 m |
| 2011 | 29.35 m |
| 2010 | 28.28 m |
| 2009 | 27.47 m |
| 2008 | 26.48 m |
| 2007 | 25.91 m |
| 2006 | 25.42 m |
| 2005 | 24.40 m |
| 2004 | 23.56 m |
| 2003 | 22.73 m |
| 2002 | 21.38 m |
| 2001 | 20.28 m |
| 2000 | 20.13 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.6% | 55.0% | 2.4% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | 54.7% | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | 54.4% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | 54.1% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | 53.7% | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | 53.4% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | 53.0% | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | 52.7% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | 52.3% | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | 51.8% | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | 51.4% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | 50.9% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | 50.5% | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | 50.1% | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | 49.6% | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | 49.2% | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | 48.8% | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | 48.5% | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | 48.1% | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | 47.9% | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | 47.7% | 2.3% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | 47.5% | 2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | 47.5% | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | 47.5% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | 47.6% | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | 47.7% | 2.3% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
4.762024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.76 |
| 2023 | 4.84 |
| 2022 | 4.93 |
| 2021 | 5.04 |
| 2020 | 5.15 |
| 2019 | 5.24 |
| 2018 | 5.33 |
| 2017 | 5.43 |
| 2016 | 5.54 |
| 2015 | 5.65 |
| 2014 | 5.77 |
| 2013 | 5.88 |
| 2012 | 5.99 |
| 2011 | 6.09 |
| 2010 | 6.20 |
| 2009 | 6.30 |
| 2008 | 6.39 |
| 2007 | 6.51 |
| 2006 | 6.69 |
| 2005 | 6.86 |
| 2004 | 7.02 |
| 2003 | 7.17 |
| 2002 | 7.32 |
| 2001 | 7.45 |
| 2000 | 7.57 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
66.3 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.3 years |
| 2023 | 66.0 years |
| 2022 | 65.6 years |
| 2021 | 60.4 years |
| 2020 | 61.5 years |
| 2019 | 62.9 years |
| 2018 | 62.4 years |
| 2017 | 62.4 years |
| 2016 | 62.6 years |
| 2015 | 62.3 years |
| 2014 | 62.3 years |
| 2013 | 62.2 years |
| 2012 | 61.7 years |
| 2011 | 61.3 years |
| 2010 | 60.7 years |
| 2009 | 60.3 years |
| 2008 | 59.7 years |
| 2007 | 59.0 years |
| 2006 | 58.5 years |
| 2005 | 58.3 years |
| 2004 | 57.8 years |
| 2003 | 57.2 years |
| 2002 | 56.2 years |
| 2001 | 55.5 years |
| 2000 | 55.0 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−74 4042025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 860 349 people, in 2002.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −74 404 |
| 2024 | −44 089 |
| 2023 | −48 958 |
| 2022 | −647 402 |
| 2021 | −548 784 |
| 2020 | 143 634 |
| 2019 | 9 159 |
| 2018 | −36 753 |
| 2017 | −71 491 |
| 2016 | −143 049 |
| 2015 | −286 314 |
| 2014 | 233 913 |
| 2013 | 18 119 |
| 2012 | 68 628 |
| 2011 | 384 486 |
| 2010 | −167 460 |
| 2009 | −60 602 |
| 2008 | 215 753 |
| 2007 | −851 298 |
| 2006 | 57 673 |
| 2005 | 250 971 |
| 2004 | −269 194 |
| 2003 | 247 317 |
| 2002 | 860 349 |
| 2001 | −212 872 |
| 2000 | −1.03 m |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Health spending reached 23.1% of GDP in 2022 and was 15.0% in 2023. Public spending on education was 4.3% of GDP in 2017, the latest year recorded. Internet use peaked at 17.6% of people in 2019 and was 16.1% in 2024. Adult literacy was 37.3% in 2021. The Human Development Index rose from 0.335 in 2000 to 0.496 in 2023.
15.0%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.0% |
| 2022 | 23.1% |
| 2021 | 21.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% |
| 2019 | 14.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% |
| 2003 | 8.9% |
| 2002 | 9.4% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.3%2017
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
16.1%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.1% |
| 2023 | 15.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% |
| 2021 | 16.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% |
| 2019 | 17.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
25.9%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.9% |
| 2024 | 25.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% |
| 2022 | 25.4% |
| 2021 | 25.4% |
| 2020 | 25.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 24.8% |
| 2016 | 24.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% |
| 2014 | 24.2% |
| 2013 | 23.8% |
| 2012 | 23.3% |
| 2011 | 22.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% |
| 2007 | 20.6% |
| 2006 | 20.1% |
| 2005 | 19.7% |
| 2004 | 19.4% |
| 2003 | 19.2% |
| 2002 | 18.9% |
| 2001 | 18.7% |
| 2000 | 18.6% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources generated 78.2% of electricity in 2021, against 93.5% in 2000, and their share of final energy use fell from 45.0% to 20.0% between 2000 and 2022. Carbon dioxide emissions were 0.3 tonnes per person in 2024. Forest covered 1.9% of the land in both 2000 and 2023.
78.2%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.2% |
| 2020 | 87.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 82.7% |
| 2017 | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 85.5% |
| 2013 | 81.0% |
| 2012 | 79.8% |
| 2011 | 74.4% |
| 2010 | 81.8% |
| 2009 | 79.7% |
| 2008 | 66.7% |
| 2007 | 69.0% |
| 2006 | 70.9% |
| 2005 | 63.0% |
| 2004 | 62.9% |
| 2003 | 80.6% |
| 2002 | 93.5% |
| 2001 | 93.5% |
| 2000 | 93.5% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
20.0%2022
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% |
| 2018 | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 19.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% |
| 2015 | 17.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% |
| 2011 | 12.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% |
| 2009 | 16.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% |
| 2007 | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 33.9% |
| 2004 | 44.2% |
| 2003 | 36.7% |
| 2002 | 37.8% |
| 2001 | 45.6% |
| 2000 | 45.0% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
0.3 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3 t |
| 2023 | 0.3 t |
| 2022 | 0.3 t |
| 2021 | 0.3 t |
| 2020 | 0.3 t |
| 2019 | 0.3 t |
| 2018 | 0.3 t |
| 2017 | 0.3 t |
| 2016 | 0.2 t |
| 2015 | 0.3 t |
| 2014 | 0.2 t |
| 2013 | 0.3 t |
| 2012 | 0.3 t |
| 2011 | 0.4 t |
| 2010 | 0.3 t |
| 2009 | 0.2 t |
| 2008 | 0.1 t |
| 2007 | 0.1 t |
| 2006 | 0.1 t |
| 2005 | 0.1 t |
| 2004 | 0.0 t |
| 2003 | 0.0 t |
| 2002 | 0.0 t |
| 2001 | 0.1 t |
| 2000 | 0.1 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
1.9%2023
+0.0 points since 2000, between 1.9% and 1.9% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Afghanistan's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 2021
- Government
- Emirate, islamic theocracy, unitary state
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +93
- Internet domain
- .af
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Afghanistan in figures
How large is Afghanistan's economy?
GDP was $17.8 billion in 2024 in current US dollars, according to the World Bank, or $417 per person. At purchasing power parity, GDP per person was $2,236 in 2024. The high point in current dollars was $20.5 billion in 2014.
How much did Afghanistan's economy shrink after 2021?
The World Bank records falls of 20.7% in 2021 and 6.2% in 2022, followed by growth of 2.3% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024. The IMF put growth at 3.0% for 2025.
Why were prices falling in Afghanistan in 2024?
The series records the fall without a cause. Consumer prices dropped 4.6% in 2023 and 6.6% in 2024 after rising 13.7% in 2022, by the World Bank's figures, and the IMF gave inflation of 2.9% for 2025.
How many people live in Afghanistan?
The World Bank estimated Afghanistan's population at 43,844,111 in 2025, up from 20,130,327 in 2000. Population growth was 2.8% in 2025.
How young is Afghanistan's population?
In 2025 children under 15 made up 42.6% of Afghanistan's population and people aged 65 or over 2.4%, according to the World Bank. Women had 4.76 children on average in 2024.
What is life expectancy in Afghanistan?
Life expectancy at birth was 66.3 years in 2024, according to the World Bank, up from 55.0 years in 2000. Births per 1,000 people fell from 51.5 in 2000 to 35.0 in 2024, and deaths per 1,000 from 12.6 in 2000 to 5.7 in 2024.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q889 · World Bank data · Asia