Refugees
21,251refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
4.0 mfrom it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has 44 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $18 bn a year (World Bank, 2024). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 44 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$17.8billion134th of 200World Bank · 2024
- Population44million36th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$417199th of 200World Bank · 2024
- CO2 per person0.3t194th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Afghanistan imports all of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Kazakhstan → Afghanistan and Uzbekistan → Afghanistan as reported by the exporter | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 0% of the gas it usesEIA, use 2020 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Wheat | Low net trade | Imports 5% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Maize | Imports some | Imports 17% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 58% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Soybeans | Imports some | Imports 17% of the soybeans it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports 96% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 100% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Not reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025 | – |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Kazakhstan → Afghanistan and Uzbekistan → Afghanistan as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 0% of the gas it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, use 2020 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatLow net trade
Imports 5% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports some
Imports 17% of the maize it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 58% of the rice it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports some
Imports 17% of the soybeans it uses Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports 96% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 100% of imports
Main partners: United States
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Not reported by this source
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRIyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Afghanistan’s economy produced $18 bn in 2024.
GDP, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth1.9%2024 · 145th of 200 · World Bank
Inflation−6.6%2024 · 176th of 176 · World Bank
Unemployment13.4%2025 · 20th of 181 · World Bank
Trade84% of GDP2024 · 81st of 172 · World Bank
People
Afghanistan had 44 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Afghanistan’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman4.842023 · 9th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age16.92023 · 226th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.4%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Afghanistan emitted 10.8 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Afghanistan’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions11Mt2024 · 108th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.3t2024 · 194th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750243Mt2024 · 124th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress3.42023 · 40th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Afghanistan.
Sanctions
343entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 74, EU 132 and UK 137
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$588millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
33publicly known incidents affecting Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
43 measures on this site have a recent figure for Afghanistan.
| GDP | $18 bn | 2024 | 134th of 200 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $417 | 2024 | 199th of 200 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 1.9% | 2024 | 145th of 200 | World Bank |
| Inflation | −6.6% | 2024 | 176th of 176 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 8% | 2025 | 187th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −0.5% | 2025 | 51st of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | Estimate | 2025 | 192nd of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 13.4% | 2025 | 20th of 181 | World Bank |
| Trade | 84% | 2024 | 81st of 172 | World Bank |
| Population | 44 m | 2025 | 36th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 41 m | 2023 | 36th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 4.84 | 2023 | 9th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 16.9 | 2023 | 226th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 66.0 | 2023 | 204th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 4.0 m | 2025 | 4th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 21,251 | 2025 | 98th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.5 | 2025 | 129th of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 3.2 m | 2025 | 10th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 58 kb/d | 2024 | 102nd of 212 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 1 TWh | 2024 | 156th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 87% | 2024 | 30th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 3% | 2024 | 64th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 11% | 2024 | 68th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 5.2 Mt | 2024 | 27th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 82nd of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 89th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 100th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.4 Mt | 2024 | 44th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.6 Mt | 2024 | 28th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 71st of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 99th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 166th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.04 Mt | 2024 | 61st of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 11 Mt | 2024 | 108th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.3 t | 2024 | 194th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 243 Mt | 2024 | 124th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 3.4 | 2023 | 40th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 29% | 2023 | 64th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Deaths in organised violence | 332 | 2025 | 29th of 61 | UCDP |
| People using the internet | 16% | 2024 | 177th of 182 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 343 | 2026 | 14th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $61 m | 2021 | 52nd of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Trade, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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