Afghanistan Economy: GDP, Inflation, CPI & Interest Rates

This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Afghanistan from 2011 to 2020.

Afghanistan Economic Data

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Population (million)	35.6	36.7	37.8	39.0	40.1
GDP (USD bn)	18.9	18.4	18.9	20.2	-
GDP per Capita (USD)	531	501	501	517	-
GDP (LCU bn)	1,285	1,328	1,470	1,547	-
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %)	5.1	3.3	10.7	5.3	-
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %)	2.6	1.2	3.9	-2.4	-
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-0.6	1.7	-1.0	-2.2	-
Public Debt (% of GDP)	8.0	7.4	6.1	7.4	-
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop)	3.0	0.8	2.8	-	-
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop)	5.0	0.6	2.3	-	-
Policy Rate (%, eop)	0.16	0.15	0.50	0.81	-
Exchange Rate (AFN per USD, eop)	70	75	77	77	103
Exchange Rate (LCU per USD, aop)	68	72	78	77	84
Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-4	-4	-4	-3	-
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-18.8	-21.2	-20.0	-15.6	-
Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)	-5.9	-5.7	-5.3	-5.1	-
Merchandise Exports (USD bn)	1	1	1	1	-
Merchandise Imports (USD bn)	7	7	6	6	-
Merchandise Exports (ann. var. %)	28	12	-1	-10	-
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %)	8	-1	-7	-5	-
Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
International Reserves (USD bn)	7	7	6	6	-
International Reserves (months of imports)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	-
External Debt (USD bn)	3	3	3	3	4
External Debt (% of GDP)	15	15	14	15	-