GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre was 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 32,379 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 195th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,516 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 8,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 11,083 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 12,062 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 12,233 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13,606 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 14,335 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 16,317 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 16,958 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 20,585 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 23,542 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 23,642 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26,657 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 28,150 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 28,917 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 29,337 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30,000 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 30,794 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 31,160 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 32,379 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 31,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 25,060 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 23,497 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 37,259 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 450,303 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.6% | 8,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 11,083 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,531 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 8,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 20,585 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,458 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 23,542 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 32,379 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,051 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 23,497 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 31,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 192 Suriname 28,191 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 193 Mozambique 26,098 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 25,082 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 196 Madagascar 23,906 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 197 Eritrea 18,606 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 198 Sudan 18,156 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre compare
More population data for Afghanistan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,075 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 24,029 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 32,379 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,618 constant 2010 US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp at market prices (constant 2010 us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP at market prices UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP at market prices (constant 2010 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.