Country comparison France vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915º
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.45%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202660
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.10%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026168,193chart7,99801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202639,056,169chart235,21401/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,450.51chart184.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
France
Afghanistan