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Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. According to the World Population review, as of 2023, Afghanistan's population is 43 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020. Human habitation in Afghanistan dates to the Middle Paleolithic era. Popularly referred to as the graveyard of empires, the land has witnessed numerous military campaigns, including those by the Persians, Alexander the Great, the Maurya Empire, Arab Muslims, the Mongols, the British, the Soviet Union, and a US-led coalition. Afghanistan also served as the source from which the Greco-Bactrians and the Mughals, among others, rose t... [More]
  • Last : 88,291.26-
  • High : 88,316.62-
  • Low : 86,971.25-
  • Max Fluctuation : 926.64-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.36%-
  • Open : 87,939.77-
  • Time : 06:15:25-
  • Yesterday : 87,939.77-
  • Change % : 0.4%-
  • Change : 351.49-
  • Last : 2,567.9-
  • High : 2,571.44-
  • Low : 2,563.44-
  • Max Fluctuation : 3.74-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.11%-
  • Open : 2,568.28-
  • Time : 06:15:32-
  • Yesterday : 2,570.12-
  • Change % : 0.09%-
  • Change : 2.22-
  • Last : 68.25-
  • High : 68.75-
  • Low : 68.25-
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.1-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.59%-
  • Open : 68.55-
  • Time : 06:14:15-
  • Yesterday : 68.6-
  • Change % : 0.51%-
  • Change : 0.35-
  • Last : 0.9489-
  • High : 0.9512-
  • Low : 0.948-
  • Max Fluctuation : --
  • Max Fluctuation % : --
  • Open : 0.9504-
  • Time : 06:12:29-
  • Yesterday : 0.9498-
  • Change % : 0.09%-
  • Change : 0.0009-

Afghanistan Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/AFN Ask 68.17 68.16 68.16 68.17 0.01 0.01% 2024/11/15 Time 5:04
EUR/AFN Ask 72.55 - 72.55 72.55 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/14 Time 16:03
AFN/USD Ask 0.0147 - 0.0146 0.0148 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/05 Time 18:17
GBP/AFN Ask 112.1597 - 112.1597 112.1597 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
AFN/GBP Ask 0.0089 - 0.0089 0.0089 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/26 Time 16:04

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-6798 23 Dec -5169 USD Million
CPI Housing Utilities
102 24 Aug 102 points
CPI Transportation
130 24 Aug 130 points
Consumer Price Index CPI
126 24 Aug 126 points
Consumer Spending
1298013 23 Dec 1228076 AFN Million
Core Inflation Rate
-1.8 24 Aug -2.4 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
20 24 Dec 20 percent
Current Account to GDP
-17.3 20 Dec -2.7 percent of GDP
Electricity Production
972 23 Dec 967 Gigawatt-hour
Exports
1778 23 Dec 1838 USD Million
Food Inflation
-11.5 24 Aug -10.5 percent
GDP
14.5 22 Dec 14.27 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
2.7 23 Dec -6.2 percent
GDP Constant Prices
1060708 23 Dec 1032712 AFN Million
GDP from Agriculture
380744 23 Dec 373056 AFN Million
GDP from Construction
21108 23 Dec 21297 AFN Million
GDP from Manufacturing
83686 23 Dec 82304 AFN Million
GDP from Mining
24260 23 Dec 22704 AFN Million
GDP from Services
471268 23 Dec 460482 AFN Million
GDP from Transport
44880 23 Dec 42382 AFN Million
GDP from Utilities
24902 23 Dec 23723 AFN Million
GDP per Capita
373 22 Dec 408 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
1955 22 Dec 2139 USD
Gold Reserves
21.87 24 Mar 21.87 Tonnes
Government Budget
-4.8 23 Dec -3.1 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP
10.9 22 Dec 11.5 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
205645 23 Dec 213930 AFN Million
Imports
8576 23 Dec 7007 USD Million
Inflation Rate
-6.7 24 Aug -6.6 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
-0.3 24 Aug -1.8 percent
Mining Production
41 23 Dec 15 percent
Personal Income Tax Rate
20 24 Dec 20 percent
Population
34.9 23 Dec 34.3 Million
Terrorism Index
7.83 23 Dec 8.82 Points
Unemployment Rate
15.4 23 Dec 14.1 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 126 134.88 137 135.57 129.95 points
Core Inflation Rate -1.8 3.6 3.6 percent
Food Inflation -11.5 -10 -5 -2 4 percent
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.7 -2.6 percent
Inflation Rate -6.7 3.2 4.9 5.5 3.3 percent
Population 34.9 35.8 36.5 Million Million