Afghanistan — GDP
GDP (Nominal) for Afghanistan, 2000–2024.
GDP for Afghanistan was 17.78 billion in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 20.50 billion in 2014. The lowest was 2.81 billion in 2001 (about 6.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.98% per year.
Afghanistan ranks 140 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 109.60 billion, so Afghanistan sits below it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 13%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (17.17 billion) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 40% in 2007.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2007. Doubling roughly every 10 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,778,508,875.74 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 17,152,234,636.87 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 14,497,243,872.13 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14,259,995,441.08 | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 19,955,929,052.15 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 18,799,444,490.11 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 18,053,222,687.41 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 18,753,456,497.82 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 18,116,572,395.08 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 19,134,221,644.73 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 20,497,128,555.7 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20,146,416,757.6 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 19,907,329,777.59 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 17,805,098,206.31 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 15,856,668,555.83 | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 12,416,152,732.06 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 10,109,297,047.54 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9,747,886,187.39 | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 6,971,758,282.29 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 6,203,256,538.71 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 5,224,896,718.68 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 4,520,946,818.55 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 3,825,701,439 | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 2,813,571,753.87 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 3,521,418,059.92 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Afghanistan’s GDP in 2001?
2,813,571,753.87 (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Afghanistan’s GDP 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 growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +404.9% in total — about 7.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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: 17,778,508,875.74; 2023: 17,152,234,636.87; 2022: 14,497,243,872.13; 2021: 14,259,995,441.08; 2020: 19,955,929,052.15. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD — GDP (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.