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Afghanistan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Afghanistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Kabul Low income Nation age 279 years (since 1747) i AFG · AF
NationsTree Index 2025 i21.5185th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.0 msee ranking Military strength i52percentile
Population i43.8 m36th of 217 Area i652,870 km²40th of 216 GDP i$17.78 bn138th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$95.37 bn intl.104th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$2,236 intl.189th of 199 Life expectancy i66.3 years184th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i10
Strength · trunk i46
Quality of life · crown i13
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i15
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i36
CSV

In short

Afghanistan is 185th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 21.5 out of 100; its tree is 5.0 m tall.

It has 43.8 million people and an economy of $95.37 bn at purchasing power parity, 104th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Inflation (1st of 180), General government gross debt (6th of 189) and CO₂ emissions per person (28th of 203).

Its weakest positions: GDP per person (209th of 210), Voice & accountability (204th of 205) and GNI per person (Atlas) (200th of 201).

Over five years it climbed from 188th to 185th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 652,870 40th/216
Land area ikm² 652,230 40th/216
Population ipeople 43.8 m 36th/217
Population growth i% 2.77% 20th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 65.4 140th/216
Urban population i% 25.9% 204th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 42.6% 11th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.4% 210th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $17.78 bn 138th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $95.37 bn 104th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $83.78 bn 103rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $417 209th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $2,236 189th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $390 200th/201
GDP growth i% 1.9% 149th/210
Inflation i% -6.6% 1st/180
Unemployment i% 13.4% 167th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 7.6% 6th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.5% 48th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 34.3% 6th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 14.5% 163rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.4% 117th/192
Services i% of GDP 45.2% 169th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $2.79 bn 146th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.10 bn 116th/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.7% 159th/183
Imports i% of GDP 68.1% 39th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 83.8% 87th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 8.1%2019
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 4.8%2019
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 63.9%2019
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2%2019
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.0%2019
Current account balance i% of GDP -37.9% 189th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.1% 170th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.4% 136th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.02% 98th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.02% 44th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.39% 75th/209
Arable land i% of land area 12.0% 86th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,162 122nd/183

Tourism

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Tourism receipts iUSD $75.0 m 147th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 5.1% 85th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 66.3 184th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 53.0 171st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.32 133rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.4 141st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 59% 186th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 15.3% 146th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 59.6% 147th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 8.8%2011
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.4% 209th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 15.0% 4th/193
Adult literacy i% 37.3% 96th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.9%2020
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.496 181st/193

Infrastructure & digital

14
Access to electricity i% of population 87.8% 166th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 30.6% 127th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 24.8% 119th/144
Internet users i% of population 16.1% 181st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 60 194th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 197th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.70 163rd/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.0 m 98th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.28 28th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 20.0% 107th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 37.9 175th/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.9% 189th/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 12.0 203rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 21.7 188th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 28.1 202nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 29.8 200th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 30.8 191st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 17.7 204th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.0 89th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $278.3 m 117th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.8% 76th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.0%2020
Armed forces personnel ipeople 165,000 37th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.82% 32nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 65.0 m 57th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m1992

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 169 130th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Durrani Empire founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Afghanistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/afghanistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Afghanistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/afghanistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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