Real GDP growth in Afghanistan

Real GDP in Afghanistan changed by 1.9% in 2024.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2024 1.9% Annual % change
Change from 2023 −0.4percentage points 2023: 2.3%
World, 2024 2.9% Official aggregate

Real GDP growth 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.

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period AfghanistanWorld
2025 – 2.9%
2024 1.9% 2.9%
2023 2.3% 2.9%
2022 -6.2% 3.4%
2021 -20.7% 6.5%
2020 -2.4% -2.9%
2019 3.9% 2.7%
2018 1.2% 3.3%
2017 2.6% 3.4%
2016 2.3% 2.8%
2015 1.5% 3.1%
2014 2.7% 3.2%
2013 5.6% 2.9%
2012 12.8% 2.7%
2011 0.4% 3.3%
2010 14.4% 4.5%
2009 21.4% -1.3%
2008 3.9% 2.1%
2007 13.8% 4.4%
2006 5.4% 4.5%
2005 11.2% 4.1%
2004 1.4% 4.5%
2003 8.8% 3.1%
2002 28.6% 2.3%
2001 -9.4% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 2.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.9%.

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Source and dates

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.MKTP.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