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World / Afghanistan

Afghanistan

29 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2020 to 2025. Compare Afghanistan with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2024 · current US$$17.78B+3.7%−5.4%−13.3%3rd quartile134 of 199 in 2024 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2024 · constant 2021 international $2.0K intl $−1.0%−32.9%−34.9%Lowest quartile184 of 194 in 2024 · coverage
GDP growth20241.9%−0.4 pts−2.0 pts−0.9 pts3rd quartile144 of 199 in 2024 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)2024-6.6%−2.0 pts−8.9 pts−11.3 ptsLowest quartile175 of 175 in 2024 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate13.4%−0.3 pts+1.6 pts+4.3 ptsHighest quartile20 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202483.8% of GDP+16.8 pts––2nd quartile80 of 171 in 2024 · coverage
Exports202415.7% of GDP−0.5 pts––Lowest quartile151 of 171 in 2024 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population202543.8M people+2.8%+12.2%+29.6%Highest quartile36 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20252.77%−0.07 pts−0.39 pts−0.35 ptsHighest quartile20 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202466.3 years+0.3 years+3.3 years+4.0 yearsLowest quartile182 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20244.76 births−0.08 births−0.48 births−1.01 birthsHighest quartile9 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202525.9% of people+0.2 pts+0.7 pts+1.5 ptsLowest quartile202 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20252.4% of people0.0 pts+0.1 pts+0.1 ptsLowest quartile208 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)12.1 Mt CO₂+3.6%−0.3%+51.6%3rd quartile103 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 175010.8 Mt CO₂+2.9%+4.1%+24.5%3rd quartile108 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂36.0%−0.8 pts+4.5 pts−1.3 ptsHighest quartile33 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.28 t CO₂+0.7%−11.5%+16.6%Lowest quartile176 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights33.0 Mt CO₂e+1.8%+1.8%+16.5%3rd quartile106 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202220.0%0.0 pts+0.5 pts+4.6 pts2nd quartile32 of 71 in 2022 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202178.2%−8.9 pts−9.5 pts+3.8 ptsHighest quartile30 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202487.8% of people+2.5 pts−9.9 pts−1.7 ptsLowest quartile165 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest20241.9% of land0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile187 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas20253.6% of territory0.0 pts0.0 pts+3.2 pts3rd quartile159 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure37.9 µg/m³−5.6%−7.1%+3.6%Highest quartile26 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending202315.0% of GDP−8.1 pts+0.8 pts+6.2 ptsHighest quartile4 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202453.0 per 1,000 births−3.5%−15.5%−29.0%Highest quartile26 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202010.9% gross–––Lowest quartile122 of 133 in 2020 · coverage
Using the internet202416.1% of people+0.2 pts−1.5 pts+9.1 ptsLowest quartile177 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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29 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Afghanistan against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Afghanistan, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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