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Labor productivity — Afghanistan

Labor productivity in Afghanistan in 2024 — 10,613 $/person. Ranked 147 in the world out of 171. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 40.6%.

2024 10,613 $/person −1.82% vs 2023
World rank 147of 171
Period maximum 13,573 $/person2019
Period minimum 6,815 $/person2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · PPP $ per person employed

Labor productivity — Afghanistan, 2000–20246,0008,00010,00012,00014,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 7,549 $/person2001: 6,815 $/person2002: 8,322 $/person2003: 8,517 $/person2004: 8,317 $/person2005: 8,912 $/person2006: 8,972 $/person2007: 9,950 $/person2008: 10,042 $/person2009: 11,642 $/person2010: 12,808 $/person2011: 12,279 $/person2012: 13,172 $/person2013: 13,316 $/person2014: 13,059 $/person2015: 12,871 $/person2016: 12,858 $/person2017: 12,865 $/person2018: 13,031 $/person2019: 13,573 $/person2020: 13,527 $/person2021: 10,678 $/person2022: 10,863 $/person2023: 10,810 $/person2024: 10,613 $/person
Change over the period: +3,065 (+40.6%) Average annual rate: 1.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 10,613 $/person
World 49,573 $/person
South Asia 23,297 $/person
Labor productivity — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year $/person Change Change, %
2024 10,613 −197 −1.82%
2023 10,810 −53 −0.49%
2022 10,863 +186 +1.74%
2021 10,678 −2,849 −21.06%
2020 13,527 −46 −0.34%
2019 13,573 +542 +4.16%
2018 13,031 +167 +1.3%
2017 12,865 +6 +0.05%
2016 12,858 −12 −0.1%
2015 12,871 −189 −1.45%
2014 13,059 −256 −1.93%
2013 13,316 +144 +1.09%
2012 13,172 +893 +7.27%
2011 12,279 −529 −4.13%
2010 12,808 +1,166 +10.01%
2009 11,642 +1,601 +15.94%
2008 10,042 +91 +0.92%
2007 9,950 +978 +10.91%
2006 8,972 +60 +0.68%
2005 8,912 +594 +7.15%
2004 8,317 −200 −2.34%
2003 8,517 +195 +2.34%
2002 8,322 +1,507 +22.11%
2001 6,815 −734 −9.72%
2000 7,549 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IR Iran 59,472 MV Maldives 47,350 LK Sri Lanka 38,011 BT Bhutan 31,431 IN India 23,430 BD Bangladesh 20,763 NP Nepal 20,044 PK Pakistan 17,579 AF Afghanistan 10,613
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About the indicator

Gross domestic product per person employed in constant dollars at purchasing power parity. It differs from GDP per capita in the denominator: there the whole population, here only those who work — and the difference between the two indicators speaks of demography and employment. A country can have a low GDP per capita alongside decent productivity simply because only a small part of the population works: many children, many women out of employment, early retirement.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct denominator is the number of people employed, and we have no separate series for the employed. The labor force will not do — it includes the unemployed, and the discrepancy is largest precisely in countries with high unemployment.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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The soundest measure of living standards: income per person adjusted for prices.

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The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

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The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.

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