page_title: Economy of Afghanistan
section_title: National accounts
hierarchical_section_title: Economy of Afghanistan / National accounts
caption_attribution_description: English: World map of countries by GDP per capita (nominal) for 2018. &#160; &gt;$60,000 &#160; $50,000 - $60,000 &#160; $40,000 - $50,000 &#160; $30,000 - $40,000 &#160; $20,000 - $30,000 &#160; $10,000 - $20,000 &#160; $5,000 - $10,000 &#160; $2,500 - $5,000 &#160; $1,000 - $2,500 &#160; &lt;$1,000
context_page_description: The economy of Afghanistan has improved significantly in the last decade due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international assistance and remittances from Afghan expatriates. The assistance that came from expatriates and outside investors saw this increase when there was more political reliability after the fall of the Taliban regime. The nation's GDP stands at about $70 billion with an exchange rate of $20 billion, and the GDP per capita is about $2,000. It imports over $6 billion worth of goods but exports nearly $1 billion only, mainly fruits and nuts.
  Despite holding over $1 trillion in proven untapped mineral deposits, Afghanistan remains one of the least developed countries in the world. Its unemployment rate is 23.9% and about 54.5% of its population lives below the poverty line. Many of the unemployed men join the foreign-funded militant groups or the world of crime, particularly as smugglers. The Afghan government has long been pleading for foreign investment in order to improve Afghanistan's economy.
context_section_description: GDP: purchasing power parity $69.45 billion, with an exchange rate at $20.24 billion (2017 estimate)
  GDP - real growth rate: 
  2.7% (2017)
  GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2016)
  GDP - composition by sector:
  agriculture: 23%
  industry: 21.1%
  services: 55.9%
  note: data excludes opium production
  Population below poverty line:
  54.5% (2017)
  Household income or consumption by percentage share:
  lowest 10%: 3.8%
  highest 10%: 24% (2008)
  Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5% (2017)
  country comparison to the world: 171
  Labor force: 8.478 million (2017) 
  country comparison to the world: 61
  Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 44.3%, industry 18.1%, services 37.6% (2017)
  Unemployment rate: 23.9% (2017)
  country comparison to the world: 194
  Budget:
  revenues: 2.276 billion (2017)
  expenditures: 5.328 billion
  Industries: small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
  Electricity - production: 1.211 billion kWh (2016 est.) 
  country comparison to the world: 146
  Electricity - production by source:
  fossil fuel: 45% of total installed capacity (2016)
  hydro: 52% of total installed capacity (2017)
  nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017)
  other: 4% of total installed capacity (2017)
  Electricity - consumption: 5.526 billion kWh (2016 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 119
  Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
  Electricity - imports: 4.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)
  Oil - production: 1,950 barrels per day (310 m³/d) (2012)
  country comparison to the world: 210
  Oil - consumption: 35,000 barrels per day (5,600 m³/d) (2016)
  country comparison to the world: 117
  Oil - proved reserves: 1,600,000,000 barrels (250,000,000 m³) (2006)
  Natural gas - production: 164.2 million m³ (2017)
  Natural gas - consumption: 164.2 million m³ (2017)
  Natural gas - proved reserves: 49.55 billion m³ (2018)
  Agriculture - products: wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins, poppies
  Exports: $784 million (2017)
  country comparison to the world: 171
  Exports - commodities: fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems, and medical herbs
  Exports - partners: India 56.5%, Pakistan 29.6% (2017)
  Imports: $7.616 billion (2017)
  Imports - commodities: machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
  Imports - partners: China 21%, Iran 20.5%, Pakistan 11.8%, Kazakhstan 11%, Uzbekistan 6.8%, Malaysia 5.3% (2017)
  Debt - external: $2.84 billion total (2011)
  Russia - $987 million
  Asian Development Bank - $ 596 million
  World Bank - $435 million
  International Monetary Fund - $114 million
  Germany - $18 million
  Saudi Development Fund - $47 million
  Islamic Development Bank - $11 million
  Bulgaria - $51 million
  Kuwait Development Fund - $22 million
  Iran - $10 million
  Opec - $1.8 million
  Current account balance: -$743.9 million (2011)
  country comparison to the world: 132
  Currency: Afghani (AFN)
  Exchange rates: Afghanis (AFN) per US dollar - 68.3 = $1
  57.25 (2013)
  46.45 (2010)
  Fiscal year: 21 December - 20 December
caption: Countries by 2018 GDP (nominal) per capita.[98]
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