Afghanistan

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2023)

42,239,854

(2023)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

2.7

(2023)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2023)

-65,846

(2023)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Most recent value

(2020)

0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2022 billion)

14.5

(2022 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2022)

352.6

(2022)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2022)

-6.2

(2022)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2023)

14.4

(2023)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2019)

2.3

(2019)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2022)

2.2

(2022)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Most recent value

(2020)

0.223

(2020)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2021)

1.9

(2021)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

85.3

(2022)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

No data available

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2023)

57.1

(2023)

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2020)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2021)

0.1

(2021)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators 1996-2004
By Aart C. Kraay, Daniel Kaufmann and Massimo Mastruzzi
Submitted on: 20 Nov, 2013
Financial Development and Structure 1960-2010
By Thorsten Beck and Asli Demirguc-Kunt (World Bank), Ross Eric Levine (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota)
Submitted on: 01 Apr, 2011
Global Income Inequality 1988-2002
By Branko L. Milanovic
Submitted on: 20 Nov, 2013
Research Database on Infrastructure Economic Performance 1980-2004
By Antonio Estache and Ana Goicoechea
Submitted on: 20 Nov, 2013

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
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