Afghanistan

Economy

• GDP

  : 17.8 B$ (2024)

• GDP per capita

  : 417 $ (2024)

• GDP growth

  : 1.9 % (2024)

• GDP, PPP

  : 95.4 B$ (2024)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 2236 $ (2024)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.19 (2023)

• Inflation

  : -6.6 % (2024)

• Unemployment

  : 13.4 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 16.8 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 15.7 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 68.1 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -9.3 B$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -15.7 % (2020)

• Total reserves

  : 9.7 B$ (2020)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.1 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 34.3 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 14.5 % (2024)

• Services

  : 45.2 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 4.0 % (2020)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.2 % (2021)

Demographics

• Population

  : 43.8 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.8 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -74 404 (2025)

• Population density

  : 63.6 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 66.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 4.76 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 35.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.70 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 25.9 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 74.1 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 9.4 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 4.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 83.8 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.5 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 20 866 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.3 % (2017)

• Health expenditure

  : 15.0 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 16.1 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 60.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 87.8 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 80.8 % (2024)

• Primary school completion

  : 55.4 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 2.5 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 354.8 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 9.7 % (2021)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 26.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -125.2 % (2020)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 165 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.8 % (2021)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 260.0 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.75 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.28 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 20.0 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 78.2 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 1.9 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 16.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 12.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 3.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 75.8 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 11.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.37 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 15.8 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 40.0 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 8.82 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 12.1 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 1 208 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 59.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 55.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 53.0 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 521.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 32.7 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 45.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 23.7 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 11.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 22.1 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 42.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.32 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.35 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 61.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 39.2 % (2017)

• Fiscal balance

  : 0.4 % (2017)

• General government debt

  : 7.4 % (2020)

• Primary balance

  : -0.3 % (2021)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.31 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.93 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 4.03 (2021)

• Political stability

  : -2.21 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.94 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.54 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -2.15 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2021)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 17.0 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 0.22 (2018)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 3.1 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 20.6 M$ (2021)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 111.7 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : -2.7 % (2020)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 1.45 (2025)