Afghanistan — GDP (PPP)
GDP (PPP) for Afghanistan, 2000–2024.
GDP (PPP) for Afghanistan was 95.37 billion in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.09 billion in 2020. The lowest was 15.17 billion in 2001 (about 6.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.62% per year.
Afghanistan ranks 104 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 274.73 billion, so Afghanistan sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 31%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 17 of 22 economies; Yemen, Rep. (92.76 billion) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 31% in 2002. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2007. Doubling roughly every 9.4 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 114th of 194 in 2000 → 99th of 200 in 2010 → 92nd of 198 in 2020 → 101st of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95,368,282,081.05 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 91,347,125,337.51 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 86,135,058,870.1 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85,767,546,197.75 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 100,094,011,602.73 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 97,800,733,345.01 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 89,369,237,677.51 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 83,362,066,704.48 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 76,798,750,471.4 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 77,274,315,044.03 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 72,946,664,022.07 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 67,458,857,272.99 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 60,766,467,131.2 | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 51,184,181,904.43 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 49,936,634,723.86 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 43,140,953,896.45 | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 35,321,124,704.16 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 33,344,679,965.44 | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 28,521,625,037.65 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 26,261,445,894.38 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 22,892,320,780.27 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 21,981,995,255.7 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 19,806,995,163.96 | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 15,166,333,855.11 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 16,377,032,683.44 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Afghanistan’s GDP (PPP) in 2001?
15,166,333,855.11 (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Afghanistan’s GDP (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 (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +482.3% in total — about 7.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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: 95,368,282,081.05; 2023: 91,347,125,337.51; 2022: 86,135,058,870.1; 2021: 85,767,546,197.75; 2020: 100,094,011,602.73. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD — GDP (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.