Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Afghanistan

The GDP deflator for Afghanistan changed by -8.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2001.

Measure: Inflation measured by the GDP deflator Unit: Annual % change Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2024 -8.3% Annual % change
Change from 2023 −11.2percentage points 2023: 2.9%
World, 2024 4.1% Official aggregate

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Afghanistan over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period AfghanistanWorld
2025 – 3.3%
2024 -8.3% 4.1%
2023 2.9% 5.0%
2022 9.4% 7.3%
2021 2.8% 4.6%
2020 7.0% 2.0%
2019 6.5% 2.4%
2018 2.1% 2.8%
2017 2.4% 3.0%
2016 -2.2% 2.0%
2015 2.4% 2.3%
2014 0.6% 2.0%
2013 4.8% 2.3%
2012 7.3% 3.6%
2011 16.6% 5.5%
2010 3.8% 4.2%
2009 -2.2% 2.0%
2008 2.1% 7.9%
2007 22.5% 6.0%
2006 7.2% 5.9%
2005 10.9% 5.8%
2004 11.3% 5.6%
2003 11.7% 4.0%
2002 6.1% 3.6%
2001 -11.8% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −11.2 percentage points from 2.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by −8.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.1%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Afghanistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices