Industry share of GDP in Afghanistan

Industry, including construction, produced 14.5% of GDP in Afghanistan in 2024.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2024 14.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +1.1percentage points 2023: 13.4%
World, 2024 25.4% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 159th of 189 See the full ranking

Industry share of GDP in Afghanistan over time

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

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period AfghanistanWorld
2025 – 25.0%
2024 14.5% 25.4%
2023 13.4% 26.2%
2022 16.1% 27.2%
2021 14.3% 27.0%
2020 13.0% 25.9%
2019 14.1% 26.6%
2018 13.4% 27.2%
2017 10.1% 26.7%
2016 10.5% 26.2%
2015 22.1% 26.8%
2014 21.2% 27.7%
2013 20.4% 27.9%
2012 21.2% 28.2%
2011 22.7% 28.2%
2010 21.2% 27.6%
2009 21.9% 26.6%
2008 26.9% 28.2%
2007 26.9% 27.8%
2006 28.2% 27.7%
2005 26.8% 27.2%
2004 26.2% 26.8%
2003 22.7% 26.4%
2002 23.8% 26.4%
2001 – 26.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 13.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by −6.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 189 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 159th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 25.4%.

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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
NV.IND.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2002 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