Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) was 20.68 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) in Afghanistan, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) in Afghanistan is 20.68 index, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) in Afghanistan peaked at 27.09 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.68 index, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27.09 index | — |
| 2017 | 20.94 index | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 23.09 index | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 21.44 index | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 21.22 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.82 index | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 25.79 index | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 25.79 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.68 index | -19.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 20.68 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.25 index, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 20.68 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 61.87 index, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.14 index | 20.94 index | 27.09 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.26 index | 20.68 index | 25.79 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.35 index compare
- 183 Congo 23.85 index compare
- 184 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 index compare
- 186 Yemen 20.52 index compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 19.92 index compare
- 188 Sudan 18.77 index compare
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) in Afghanistan?
- Data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) in Afghanistan was 20.68 index in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.09 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.68 index in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators)?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is data sources performance index (statistical performance indicators) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators Pillar 4) (Index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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