Afghanistan — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Afghanistan, 2000–2024.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Afghanistan was 2,236 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 2,583 in 2019. The lowest was 748 in 2001 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.30% per year.
Afghanistan ranks 190 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 18,586, so Afghanistan sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 22 of 22 economies; Yemen, Rep. (3,164) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 24% in 2002. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2010. Doubling roughly every 16 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 186th of 194 in 2000 → 183rd of 200 in 2010 → 180th of 198 in 2020 → 185th of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,236.2 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,203.54 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2,122.66 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,144.17 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 2,561.98 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,583.49 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2,432.28 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2,335.8 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 2,213.18 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,284.08 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,224.49 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,133.24 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,988.43 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1,744.06 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,765.54 | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 1,570.7 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 1,333.75 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,286.95 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 1,121.83 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,076.09 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 971.63 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 966.96 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 926.51 | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 747.69 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 813.55 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Afghanistan’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 2001?
747.69 (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Afghanistan’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Afghanistan’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +174.9% in total — about 4.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 2,236.2; 2023: 2,203.54; 2022: 2,122.66; 2021: 2,144.17; 2020: 2,561.98. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.