Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.2743 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +299.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5548 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4914 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5538 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5455 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4622 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4269 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2782 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2718 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2701 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2755 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2425 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2409 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2645 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3413 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2963 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.188 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 24.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +299.7% | 0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2743 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +102.3% | 0.2743 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5548 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.486 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3103 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2409 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4622 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2344 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3413 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 19 Malawi 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 East Timor 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1221 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.1198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Samoa 0.1092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.