Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan peaked at 6.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 11th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +110.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +203.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +65.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -41.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -46.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +39.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +59.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -40.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 35.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +203.6% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 9 Marshall Islands 2.8% compare
- 10 Liberia 2.6% compare
- 12 Mozambique 2.4% compare
- 13 Gambia 2.4% compare
- 14 Lebanon 2.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Afghanistan was 2.5% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).