Net official development assistance received … unit GDP current in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Net official development assistance received … unit GDP current was 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5111 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received … unit GDP current in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.1459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +277.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 23.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received … unit GDP current in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +277.6% | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1459 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +119.2% | 0.1459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 11 Somalia 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Palestine 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Burundi 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Gambia 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Mozambique 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Afghanistan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 43.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 370.06 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 38.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 275.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 23.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 142.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 16.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 165.64 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit in Afghanistan was 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5111 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.