Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.0064 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0064 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 268.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0064 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 92nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +552.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +109.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +208.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1099.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0064 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 units per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0064 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0139 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1099.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +552.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +208.7% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +109.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 89 Central African Republic 0.0072 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Norway 0.0069 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Bhutan 0.0064 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Belgium 0.0061 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Russia 0.0061 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Ukraine 0.006 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Afghanistan?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Afghanistan was 0.0064 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Afghanistan ranks 92nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.