Afghanistan — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Afghanistan, 2000–2024.
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%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 23 of 23 economies; Yemen, Rep. (634) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 2007. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2007. Doubling roughly every 19 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 416.87 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 413.76 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 357.26 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 356.5 | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 510.79 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 496.6 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 491.34 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 525.47 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 522.08 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 565.57 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 625.05 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 637.09 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 651.42 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 606.69 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 560.62 | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 452.05 | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 381.73 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 376.22 | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 274.22 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 254.18 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 221.76 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 198.87 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 178.95 | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 138.71 | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 174.93 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Afghanistan’s GDP per capita in 2001?
138.71 (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Afghanistan’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +138.3% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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: 416.87; 2023: 413.76; 2022: 357.26; 2021: 356.5; 2020: 510.79. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.