Gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Gross national income per capita undp was 1,972 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,972
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3,642
in 1990
All-time low
1,246
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1990200620231990: 3.6k1991: 3.2k1992: 3.0k1993: 2.0k1994: 1.4k1995: 2.0k1996: 1.9k1997: 1.7k1998: 1.6k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.2k2002: 1.9k2003: 2.0k2004: 2.0k2005: 2.1k2006: 2.2k2007: 2.7k2008: 2.5k2009: 2.8k2010: 2.8k2011: 2.9k2012: 3.1k2013: 3.2k2014: 3.2k2015: 3.1k2016: 2.8k2017: 2.8k2018: 2.8k2019: 3.0k2020: 2.8k2021: 2.2k2022: 2.0k2023: 2.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan stood at 1,972.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan peaked at 3,642 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,246, in 2001.

Afghanistan ranks 180th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 3,642
1991 3,193 -12.3%
1992 2,990 -6.3%
1993 1,994 -33.3%
1994 1,425 -28.5%
1995 2,035 +42.8%
1996 1,852 -9.0%
1997 1,691 -8.7%
1998 1,554 -8.1%
1999 1,425 -8.3%
2000 1,331 -6.6%
2001 1,246 -6.4%
2002 1,947 +56.2%
2003 1,983 +1.8%
2004 1,964 -0.9%
2005 2,084 +6.1%
2006 2,193 +5.2%
2007 2,730 +24.5%
2008 2,497 -8.5%
2009 2,802 +12.2%
2010 2,822 +0.7%
2011 2,948 +4.4%
2012 3,148 +6.8%
2013 3,246 +3.1%
2014 3,214 -1.0%
2015 3,088 -3.9%
2016 2,819 -8.7%
2017 2,784 -1.2%
2018 2,759 -0.9%
2019 2,970 +7.7%
2020 2,798 -5.8%
2021 2,152 -23.1%
2022 1,961 -8.9%
2023 1,972 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,180 1,425 3,642 10
2000s 2,078 1,246 2,802 10
2010s 2,980 2,759 3,246 10
2020s 2,220 1,961 2,798 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 177 Burkina Faso 2,391 compare
  2. 178 Mali 2,342 compare
  3. 179 Eritrea 2,029 compare
  4. 181 Chad 1,748 compare
  5. 182 Sierra Leone 1,714 compare
  6. 183 Madagascar 1,656 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan?
Gross national income per capita undp in Afghanistan was 1,972 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3,642 in 1990.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,246 in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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