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Afghanistan — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Afghanistan, 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
417
GDP per Capita (Nominal) · current US$ · +138.3% since 2000
GDP per capita for Afghanistan was 417 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 651 in 2012. The lowest was 139 in 2001 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.68% per year.
Afghanistan ranks 211 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5,348, so Afghanistan sits below it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 33%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
417
First (2000)
175
Change
+138.3%
Highest
651
in 2012
Lowest
139
in 2001
Average
416
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.68%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | current US$ |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 416.87 |
| 2023 | 413.76 |
| 2022 | 357.26 |
| 2021 | 356.5 |
| 2020 | 510.79 |
| 2019 | 496.6 |
| 2018 | 491.34 |
| 2017 | 525.47 |
| 2016 | 522.08 |
| 2015 | 565.57 |
| 2014 | 625.05 |
| 2013 | 637.09 |
Reading this correctly. Nominal GDP divided by midyear population. A rough proxy for average income; it does not account for income distribution. Figures are in current US$. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). 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.