GDP (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: GDP (current LCU), per capita was 32,588 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32,588 current LCU per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
157th
of 211 countries
All-time high
39,289 current LCU per person
in 2020
All-time low
6,580 current LCU per person
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

GDP (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201120232000: 8.3k current LCU per person2001: 6.6k current LCU per person2002: 8.5k current LCU per person2003: 9.7k current LCU per person2004: 10.6k current LCU per person2005: 12.6k current LCU per person2006: 13.7k current LCU per person2007: 18.7k current LCU per person2008: 19.4k current LCU per person2009: 22.3k current LCU per person2010: 25.7k current LCU per person2011: 29.0k current LCU per person2012: 33.7k current LCU per person2013: 36.0k current LCU per person2014: 35.9k current LCU per person2015: 36.1k current LCU per person2016: 35.2k current LCU per person2017: 36.0k current LCU per person2018: 36.1k current LCU per person2019: 38.8k current LCU per person2020: 39.3k current LCU per person2021: 31.3k current LCU per person2022: 31.6k current LCU per person2023: 32.6k current LCU per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdp (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan is 32,588 current LCU per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 39,289 current LCU per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,580 current LCU per person, in 2001.

Afghanistan ranks 157th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

GDP (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for GDP (current LCU), per capita in Afghanistan, 2000 to 2023.
Year current LCU per person Change
2000 8,298 current LCU per person
2001 6,580 current LCU per person -20.7%
2002 8,521 current LCU per person +29.5%
2003 9,737 current LCU per person +14.3%
2004 10,602 current LCU per person +8.9%
2005 12,627 current LCU per person +19.1%
2006 13,690 current LCU per person +8.4%
2007 18,735 current LCU per person +36.9%
2008 19,448 current LCU per person +3.8%
2009 22,271 current LCU per person +14.5%
2010 25,676 current LCU per person +15.3%
2011 28,975 current LCU per person +12.8%
2012 33,665 current LCU per person +16.2%
2013 36,012 current LCU per person +7.0%
2014 35,876 current LCU per person -0.4%
2015 36,142 current LCU per person +0.7%
2016 35,242 current LCU per person -2.5%
2017 36,018 current LCU per person +2.2%
2018 36,134 current LCU per person +0.3%
2019 38,821 current LCU per person +7.4%
2020 39,289 current LCU per person +1.2%
2021 31,279 current LCU per person -20.4%
2022 31,628 current LCU per person +1.1%
2023 32,588 current LCU per person +3.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 32,588 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 591,280 current LCU per person, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 32,588 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 131,465 current LCU per person, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,051 current LCU per person 6,580 current LCU per person 22,271 current LCU per person 10
2010s 34,256 current LCU per person 25,676 current LCU per person 38,821 current LCU per person 10
2020s 33,696 current LCU per person 31,279 current LCU per person 39,289 current LCU per person 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 37,507 current LCU per person compare
  2. 155 Italy 37,185 current LCU per person compare
  3. 156 Ghana 34,165 current LCU per person compare
  4. 158 Spain 32,583 current LCU per person compare
  5. 159 Zambia 32,318 current LCU per person compare
  6. 160 Grenada 32,053 current LCU per person compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan?
Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Afghanistan was 32,588 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 39,289 current LCU per person in 2020.
What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6,580 current LCU per person in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.