Nominal GDP
$17.78B
current US$ · calendar 2024
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Afghanistan Economy and Trade
KabulLocal time
GDP $17.78B · real growth +1.9% · 2024
Afghanistan's latest profile reports nominal GDP of $17.78B for 2024, alongside real growth of +1.9% for 2024. GDP per capita is $417 for 2024, and CPI inflation is -6.6% for 2024. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$417
current US$ · calendar 2024
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+1.9%
annual % · calendar 2024
World Bank
Inflation
-6.6%
CPI annual % · 2024
Source listed below
Afghanistan at a Glance
Key measures keep their own definitions and reference years so unlike concepts are not silently combined.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $19.13B2016: $18.12B2017: $18.75B2018: $18.05B2019: $18.80B2020: $19.96B2021: $14.26B2022: $14.50B2023: $17.15B2024: $17.78B
GDP per capita$417
Real growth+1.9%
Reference year2024
2024 Inflation
-6.6%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
13.4%
labor-market measure
Calendar 2024 GDP per capita
$417
current US$
Economic structure, Government debt and Merchandise trade
Sector shares use their latest available World Bank year. They are not forced into a single year when the source does not support that.
Economic structure
Latest available value-added shares
Services · 202445.2%
Industry · 202313.4%
Agriculture · 202434.3%
Different reference years are shown explicitly. The shares are not added together as though they came from the same period.
Government debt
Comparable debt figure only when source check passes
8.0%of GDP
General government gross debt, 2025 IMF estimate.
Merchandise trade
WTO / UN Comtrade · 2019 · USD
Exports$0.87Bmerchandise · 2019
Imports$8.57Bmerchandise · 2019
Balance-$7.70Bsame definition and year
Largest export destination in the WTO profile
India47.1%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from broader goods-and-services measures.
Understand the numbers
What Afghanistan's economic profile is telling you
Afghanistan has a small economy in current US dollar terms, with World Bank GDP of $17.78 billion in 2024 and real growth of 1.9%. Consumer prices fell on the annual CPI measure in 2024, while modeled unemployment remained high in 2025.
Trade data need extra care here because the WTO profile currently shows merchandise values for 2019. Imports were far larger than exports in that dataset, so the page keeps the trade year visible rather than presenting it as a current snapshot.
The main economic signal
The main reading is an economy with modest recent output growth, unusually weak price pressure in the latest CPI year, and limited up-to-date merchandise trade coverage.
Why the definitions matter
Nominal GDP, real growth, CPI inflation, unemployment, sector value added, government debt and merchandise trade measure different things. This page keeps their units, years and sources visible instead of blending them into one synthetic score.
Detailed Economic Data
The same values are provided in the data table below.
| Indicator | Afghanistan | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $17.78B | Calendar 2024 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $417 | Calendar 2024 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +1.9% | Calendar 2024 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | -6.6% | 2024 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 13.4% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Services value added% of GDP | 45.2% | 2024 | Latest available |
| Industry value addedincluding construction, % of GDP | 13.4% | 2023 | Latest available |
| Agriculture value addedforestry and fishing included, % of GDP | 34.3% | 2024 | Latest available |
| Merchandise exportsUSD | $0.87B | 2019 | Actual |
| Merchandise importsUSD | $8.57B | 2019 | Actual |
| Government debtgeneral government gross debt, % GDP | 8.0% | 2025 | IMF estimate |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Afghanistan's GDP?
Afghanistan's nominal GDP was about $17.78B in 2024 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Afghanistan's economy growing?
World Bank annual data show real GDP growth of +1.9% in 2024.
What is Afghanistan's inflation rate?
The latest World Bank annual CPI reading used here is -6.6% for 2024.
What does the trade balance show for Afghanistan?
Merchandise exports were $0.87B and imports were $8.57B in 2019, giving a same-definition balance of -$7.70B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary comparable source for GDP, GDP per capita, real growth, inflation, modeled unemployment and sector value-added shares.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment · Services value added · Industry value added · Agriculture value added
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
General government gross debt, with the page preserving the IMF reference year and estimate or forecast status.
Official data: IMF DataMapper country profile
Each metric keeps its own definition and reference period; unavailable comparable values remain unfilled.