Economy Overview
extremely low-income South Asian economy; import drops, currency depreciation, disappearing central bank reserves, and increasing inflation after Taliban takeover; increasing Chinese trade; hit hard by COVID; ongoing sanctions
Agriculture Products
wheat, milk, grapes, vegetables, potatoes, watermelons, melons, rice, onions, apples
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
-14.19% (2021 est.)comparison ranking: 203
Labor Force
9.39 million (2021 est.)comparison ranking: 56
Unemployment Rate
13.28% (2021 est.)11.71% (2020 est.)11.22% (2019 est.)
Youth Unemployment Rate
Total: 20.2% (2021 est.)
Male: 18.6%
Female: 26.4%
Population Below Poverty Line
54.5% (2016 est.)
Household Income or Consumption by Percentage Share
Lowest 10%: 3.8%
Highest 10%: 24% (2008)
Distribution of Family Income Gini Index
29.4 (2008)comparison ranking: 153
Budget
Revenues: $5.093 billion (2019 est.)
Expenditures: $5.293 billion (2019 est.)
Budget Surplus
-15.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)comparison ranking: 217
Public Debt
7% of GDP (2017 est.)7.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold
$9.749 billion (31 December 2020 est.)$8.498 billion (31 December 2019 est.)$8.207 billion (31 December 2018 est.)
Debt External
$284 million (FY10/11)comparison ranking: 185
Stock of Direct Foreign Investment at Home
Stock of Direct Foreign Investment Abroad
Exchange Rates
0: afghanis (AFA) per US dollar -
Exchange rates: 76.814 (2020 est.)77.738 (2019 est.)72.083 (2018 est.)68.027 (2017 est.)67.866 (2016 est.)
