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Economy Overview

Agriculture Products

opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins

Industries

small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper

Industrial Production Growth Rate

7.7% (2012 est.)

Labor Force

7.512 million (2012 est.)

Labor Force by Occupation

Agriculture: 78.6%

Industry: 5.7%

Services: 15.7% (FY08/09 est.)

Unemployment Rate

35% (2008 est.); 40% (2005 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line

36% (FY08/09 est.)

Household Income or Consumption by Percentage Share

Lowest 10%: 3.8%

Highest 10%: 24% (2008)

Budget

Revenues: $4.91 billion

Expenditures: $5.037 billion (2013 est.)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

Stock of Narrow Money

$6.121 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $5.928 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of Broad Money

$6.499 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $6.351 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of Domestic Credit

$-819.6 million (31 December 2012 est.); $-520.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares

$NA

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$6.442 billion (31 December 2013 est.); $5.983 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Debt External

$1.28 billion (FY10/11); $2.7 billion (FY08/09)

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment at Home

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment Abroad

Exchange Rates

afghanis (AFA) per US dollar -; 55.38 (2013 est.); 50.92 (2012 est.); 46.75 (2011 est.); 46.45 (2010)
Year

GDP Official Exchange Rate

  • $20.31 billion 2014 est.

Taxes and Other Revenues

  • 22.6% of GDP (2013 est.)

Budget Surplus or Deficit

  • -0.6% of GDP (2013 est.)

Fiscal Year

  • 21 December - 20 December

GDP Purchasing Power Parity

    $60.58 billion (2014 est.);
    $59.66 billion (2013 est.);
    $57.56 billion (2012 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

    1.5% (2014 est.);
    3.7% (2013 est.);
    14% (2012 est.)

GDP Per Capital

    $1,900 (2014 est.);
    $1,900 (2013 est.);
    $1,800 (2012 est.)

Gross National Saving

    26.1% of GDP (2014 est.);
    30.1% of GDP (2013 est.);
    31.7% of GDP (2012 est.)

GDP Composition by end Use

  • Household consumption
    96.5%
  • Government consumption
    23.3%
  • Investment in fixed capital
    25.4%
  • Investment in inventories
    0%
  • Exports of goods and services
    18.1%
  • Imports of goods and services
    -63.4%

GDP Composition by Sector of Origin

  • Agriculture
    24.6%
  • Industry
    21.8%
  • Services
    53.5%

Inflation Rate Consumer Prices

    4.6% (2014 est.); 7.2% (2012 est.)

Current Account Balance

    $1.158 billion (2014 est.); -$743.9 million (2011 est.)

Exports

    $2.785 billion (2012 est.); $388.5 million (2011 est.)

Exports Partners

  • India
    31.9%
  • Pakistan
    28.5%
  • Tajikistan
    7.5%
  • US
    6.2%

Exports Commodities

    Opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems

Imports

    $6.39 billion (2012 est.); $5.154 billion (2011 est.)

Imports Partners

  • Pakistan
    28%
  • US
    18.6%
  • Russia
    7.6%
  • India
    6.3%
  • Kazakhstan
    4.5%
  • China
    4.3%

Imports Commodities

    Machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
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