Afghanistan

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2024)

42,647,492

(2024)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

2.8

(2024)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2024)

-44,089

(2024)

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

(2023 billion)

17.15

(2023 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023)

413.8

(2023)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

2.3

(2023)

Trend

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

Most recent value

(2024)

13.3

(2024)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2024)

-6.6

(2024)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

1.9

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2023)

1.9

(2023)

Trend

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)

Most recent value

(2023)

0.2

(2023)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2023)

85.3

(2023)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

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

Most recent value

(2021)

6.6

(2021)

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

(2023)

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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