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Country profile
Afghanistan
AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income
Not availableMERI readiness
-Global rank
17.2BGDP (2023)
42.6MPopulation (2024)
Key macro indicators
GDP time series
MERI breakdown
- Percentile Not available
- Coverage 0%
- Imputed 0
- Missing 0
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Pillar scores will display when sub_scores are present for this country.
Governance signals
Control of Corruption
-1.3
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
Government Effectiveness
-1.9
Political Stability
-2.2
Regulatory Quality
-1.5
Rule of Law
-1.9
Voice and Accountability
-2.1
| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic credit to private sector | finance | 2020 | 3.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| General government net lending/borrowing | fiscal | 2025 | -0.9 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Control of Corruption | governance | 2024 | -1.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | governance | 2025 | 16 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2024 | -1.9 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2024 | -2.2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2024 | -1.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2024 | -1.9 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2024 | -2.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2023 | 85.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | infra | 2023 | 0.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance Index | infra | 2022 | 1.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2024 | 60.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| B2B postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 9.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 5.4 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 3.6 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 29.9 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 14.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 4.1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 26 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 23.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Current account balance | macro | 2025 | -40.2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | macro | 2020 | -15.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP (current USD) | macro | 2023 | 17,152,234,636.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | macro | 2023 | 2.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | macro | 2023 | 413.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | macro | 2024 | -6.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation rate | macro | 2025 | 2.9 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | macro | 2021 | 1.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Official exchange rate | macro | 2020 | 76.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Real GDP growth | macro | 2025 | 3 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Total reserves (months of imports) | macro | 2020 | 16.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | macro | 2025 | 13.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 38.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP Growth Trajectory | meri_opportunity | 2025 | 17.9 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 34.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2019 | 1.8 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2024 | 4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2019 | 2 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Corruption Risk | meri_readiness | 2025 | 16 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Financial System Accessibility | meri_readiness | 2020 | 0.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| HDI Education sub-index | meri_readiness | 2023 | 0.4 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Hiring and Workforce Availability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 22.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Human Capital Quality | meri_readiness | 2025 | 38.4 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 1.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance | meri_readiness | 2025 | 35.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2024 | 1.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade Openness | meri_readiness | 2018 | 65.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation Stability | meri_risk | 2025 | 92.8 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Adult literacy rate | social | 2021 | 37.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Age dependency ratio | social | 2024 | 82.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Labor force participation rate | social | 2025 | 37.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | social | 2024 | 66.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population growth (annual %) | social | 2024 | 2.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population, total | social | 2024 | 42,647,492 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | social | 2024 | 25.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| FDI net inflows (% of GDP) | trade | 2021 | 0.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured) | trade | 2019 | 0 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise exports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 536,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise imports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 3,888,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tariff rate, applied, simple mean | trade | 2018 | 8.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | trade | 2023 | 67.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |