Country profile
Afghanistan
Asia · Capital: Kabul · Currency: Afghan afghani (AFN)
Afghanistan is a country in Asia, with its capital at Kabul. It has a GDP of $17.78B (2024), a population of 43.8M (2025), a GDP per capita of $417.
- GDP
- $17.78B
- GDP per capita
- $417
- Population
- 43.8M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $2,236
2024 · #134 of 200
2024 · #199 of 200
2025 · #36 of 216
2024
Economy
- GDP
- $17.78B2024 · #134
- GDP per capita
- $4172024 · #199
- GDP growth
- 1.87%2024 · #145
- Inflation
- -6.60%2024 · #1
- Unemployment
- 13.35%2025 · #162
- Population
- 43.8M2025 · #36
- GDP (PPP)
- $95.37B2024
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $2,2362024
- Government debt
- 8%2025
People
- Median age
- 20.0 yrs2024 · #205
- Fertility rate
- 4.8 children/woman2024 · #9
- Urbanization
- 25.9%2025 · #203
- Net migration
- −74,404/yr2025 · #199
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 yrs2024 · #183
- HDI
- 0.4962023 · #181
- Homicide rate
- 4.0 per 100k2021 · #103
Money
- Corporate tax
- 20%2024 · #125
- Top income tax
- 20%2024 · #124
Figures
- Internet users
- 16.1%2024 · #177
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.3 t2024 · #176
- Area
- 652,230 km²#42
- Population density
- 67 /km²2025 · #136
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 23 destinations2026 · #199
- Corruption index
- 17/1002024 · #166
- Military spending
- 1.8%2021
- Renewable energy
- 20.0%2021 · #108
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Afghanistan.
- 1Afghan WirelessTelecommunications5,500 employees
- 2MOBY GroupTelevision1,200 employees
- 3RoshanTelecommunications1,100 employees