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Economic Indicators For: Afghanistan › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Afghanis, AFA
Year of data: 2008 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 18
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2013
Date of Last Update: 1 Sept 2009
Population: 33,609,937 (July 2009 est.)
Area: total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Government Type: Afghanistan government type
Government Ministers: Afghanistan ministers
Capital: Kabul
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook

The economy of Afghanistan is recovering from ten yearss of war. Its economy has improved markedly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international aid, the recovery of the agricultural, agrarian, fisheries and farming sector, and service sector growth. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth exceeded 7 per cent in 2008. Despite this, landlocked Afghanistan is extremely still poor and highly dependent on foreign aid - likely more so than ever. Economically, it is dependent on agriculture, fisheries and farming, and trade (imports and exports) with neighbouring countries, with opium poppies taking primacy in both sectors. Growing poppy crops and an expanding opium trade (imports and exports) generate approximately US$3 bn in illegal economic activity and looms as one of Kabul's most major policy concerns. The opium trade (imports and exports) gives income to millions of poor, but also aids fund insurgents and generates instability in the country and on its borders. Afghanis perpetuate to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electric power, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, and the state's inability to extend the rule of law to all parts of the nation, despite USA and Nato backing, pose problems to future growth of the economy. It will likely take the remainder of the ten years and continuing donor aid and attention to markedly raise Afghanistan's living standards from its current level, which are among the lowest or cheapest internationally. International pledges to support Afghani reached US$8.9 bn, although not all of that has come in. While the international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, Kabul will need to overcome a number of problems, and it is far from certain that the Taliban and various regional warlords will come to control some or all of the country, even after years of military intervention. Other long-term problems include employment creation, corruption (including cronyism and nepotism), government capability, energy supplies, transportation and rebuilding war torn infrastructure and facilities.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is AFA 327.185 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 3.35 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is AFA 597.222 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is US$ 12.061 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise.

GDP Deflator for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 182.534 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is AFA 11,627.40 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is AFA 21,223.91 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is US$ 428.636 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Afghanistan in year 2008 is US$ 21.34 Billion. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Afghanistan in year 2008 is US$ 758.373 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 27.986 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

Investment (% of GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 192.258 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 27.22 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 180.399 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 8.519 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Six-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Change % for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Employment for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Population for Afghanistan in year 2008 is 28.139 Million .

General Government Balance (National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Balance (% of GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Structural Balance (National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Net Debt (National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Net Debt (% GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

General Government Gross Debt (% GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is not available

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is US$ -0.181 Billion. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries. Calculated as the sum of the balance of individual countries.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Afghanistan in year 2008 is -1.499 %. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries. Calculated as the sum of the balance of individual countries.