Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) was 2,384 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Afghanistan is 2,384, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Afghanistan peaked at 6,823 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 156.98, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156.98 | — |
| 2001 | 391.65 | +149.5% |
| 2002 | 1,223 | +212.3% |
| 2003 | 1,554 | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 2,304 | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 2,858 | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 2,941 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4,990 | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 4,872 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6,186 | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 6,122 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,823 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 6,684 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5,239 | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 4,951 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4,396 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 4,162 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3,871 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3,794 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,154 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 4,209 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4,695 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 3,704 | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 2,708 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 2,384 | -11.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2,384 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,653, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2,384 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,053, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +212.3% | 391.65 | 1,223 |
| 2001 | +149.5% | 156.98 | 391.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,748 | 156.98 | 6,186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,020 | 3,794 | 6,823 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,540 | 2,384 | 4,695 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 (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 total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Afghanistan?
- Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Afghanistan was 2,384 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,823 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.98 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total assistance for development, by recipient countries rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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