Afghanistan vs Nepal: Economic Indicators Comparison
Nepal with a GDP of $29B ranked the 103rd largest economy in the world, while Afghanistan ranked 116th with $19.4B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Nepal and Afghanistan ranked 37th vs 125th and 170th vs 191st, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Afghanistan |  Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $19.4B | $29B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.3% | 6.3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.2% | 4.8% |
| Population | 34.9M | 29.4M |
| GDP per capita | $521 | $1k |
| GDP per capita growth | -1.35% | 4.91% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 19.27 | 34.93 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.27 | 0.33 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $2k | $2.9k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $20.3B | $27.2B |
| GNI per capita | $550 | $970 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $73.1B | $87.4B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $2k | $3.1k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Afghanistan | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 20% | 25% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 20% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 0.8% | 6.3% |
| Unemployment | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54.7 | 54.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 4 | 7.75 |
| Human Freedom Index | 4 | 6.83 |
| Property Rights Index | 48.3 | 40.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 30 | 32 |
| Business Freedom Index | 54.7 | 61.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 99.9 | 98.1 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 61.6 | 53.7 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 10 | 10 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 10 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 66 | 60.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 81 | 71.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 79.2 | 77.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 91.4 | 83.4 |
| Government Integrity Index | 24.8 | 31.5 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 16 | 31 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 64.1 | 70.2 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4.7 | 8.8 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 15.1 | 15.9 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | N/A | 1.2M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Afghanistan | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 7.1% | 30.4% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 13.4% | 18.9% |
| External debt stocks | $2.6B | $5.5B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 4.4% | 3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 4.9% | 8.5% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 2.7% | 38.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.7% | 49.5% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 19.2% | 55.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $8.2B | $8.3B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $119.4M | $68.2M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Afghanistan | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$3.7B | -$2.8B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 12.2% | 22.9% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $3.3B | $629.7M |
| Personal remittances received | $803.5M | $8.3B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 22.1% | 13.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 20.5% | 25.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $2.4M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $13k | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 36.7% | 19.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 26.3% | 27.2% |
