
Afghanistan: GDP, current U.S. dollars
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| Afghanistan |
Gross Domestic Product, billions of U.S. dollars |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 17.78 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2024 |
| Average | 13.44 |
| Min - Max | 2.81 - 20.50 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 17.78 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 17.15 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 582.03 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2024 is 13.44 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2.81 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 20.5 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2014.
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| Recent values | Afghanistan: GDP, current U.S. dollars |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.78 |
| 2023 | 17.15 |
| 2022 | 14.50 |
| 2021 | 14.26 |
| 2020 | 19.96 |
| 2019 | 18.80 |
| 2018 | 18.05 |
| 2017 | 18.75 |
Definition: Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
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| Economic growth | 1.87 | 2024 | percent |
| GDP, constant dollars | 16.0 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| GDP, current U.S. dollars | 17.78 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| GDP per capita, current dollars | 416.87 | 2024 | U.S. dollars |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 1,964 | 2024 | U.S. dollars |
| GDP per capita, constant dollars | 374.38 | 2024 | U.S. dollars |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | 310.68 | Q4/2016 | billion |