extremely low-income South Asian economy; import drops, currency depreciation, disappearing central bank reserves, and increasing inflation after Taliban takeover; increasing Chinese trade; hit hard by COVID; ongoing sanctions
$60.803 billion (2021 est.)
$76.711 billion (2020 est.)
$78.558 billion (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
-20.74% (2021 est.)
-2.35% (2020 est.)
3.91% (2019 est.)
$1,500 (2021 est.)
$2,000 (2020 est.)
$2,100 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$20.24 billion (2017 est.)
2.3% (2019 est.)
0.63% (2018 est.)
4.98% (2017 est.)
agriculture: 23% (2016 est.)
industry: 21.1% (2016 est.)
services: 55.9% (2016 est.)
note: data exclude opium production
household consumption: 81.6% (2016 est.)
government consumption: 12% (2016 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 17.2% (2016 est.)
investment in inventories: 30% (2016 est.)
exports of goods and services: 6.7% (2016 est.)
imports of goods and services: -47.6% (2016 est.)
wheat, milk, grapes, vegetables, potatoes, watermelons, melons, rice, onions, apples
small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
-14.19% (2021 est.)
9.39 million (2021 est.)
13.28% (2021 est.)
11.71% (2020 est.)
11.22% (2019 est.)
total: 20.2% (2021 est.)
male: 18.6%
female: 26.4%
54.5% (2016 est.)
29.4 (2008)
lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 24% (2008)
3.92% of GDP (2020 est.)
4.38% of GDP (2019 est.)
4.36% of GDP (2018 est.)
revenues: $5.093 billion (2019 est.)
expenditures: $5.293 billion (2019 est.)
-15.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
7% of GDP (2017 est.)
7.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
9.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
21 March - 20 March
-$3.137 billion (2020 est.)
-$3.792 billion (2019 est.)
-$3.897 billion (2018 est.)
$1.476 billion (2020 est.)
$1.516 billion (2019 est.)
$1.609 billion (2018 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
United Arab Emirates 45%, Pakistan 24%, India 22%, China 1% (2019)
gold, figs, grapes, cotton, fruits and nuts, coal (2021)
note: Afghan opium production remains a significant illicit trade export
$6.983 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.371 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.988 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
United Arab Emirates 23%, Pakistan 17%, India 13%, Uzbekistan 7%, China 9% (2021)
wheat flours, broadcasting equipment, refined petroleum, rolled tobacco, aircraft parts, synthetic fabrics (2019)
$9.749 billion (31 December 2020 est.)
$8.498 billion (31 December 2019 est.)
$8.207 billion (31 December 2018 est.)
$284 million (FY10/11)
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar -
Exchange rates:
76.814 (2020 est.)
77.738 (2019 est.)
72.083 (2018 est.)
68.027 (2017 est.)
67.866 (2016 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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