International statistics Basic indicators: Afghanistan

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022652,230
GDP, current prices bn US$202317.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$2023409
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20232.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %2023-7.7
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202334.5
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202313.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202346.5
Population 1,000202341,454.8
Population, female % of total202349.5
Population density inhab. per km2202262
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202343.2
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20232.4
Fertility rate, total births per woman20234.84
Life expectancy at birth - men years202364.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202367.5
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20203
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20214
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202350
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201960
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201842
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20201,103
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20202.9
Labour force participation rate %202437.5
Labour force 1,00020249,133
Self-employed persons %202381.7
Unemployment rate %202413.3
Youth unemployment rate %202416.7
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202126.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2023380
Agricultural land % of land area202258.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202212.3
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area20221.9
Import of goods, total bn US$20198.6
Export of goods, total bn US$20190.9
Import of goods from Germany mn US$201989.7
Export of goods to Germany mn US$201911.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202316.8
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201916
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.70
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.21
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.4
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202355.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202317.7
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.1
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202355.5

As at 22 May 2025

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