Country comparison United Kingdom vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199º
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/06/20260.8679
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.7361
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20264.51%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/2026167
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20265.06%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026232,112chart7,99801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202625,104,476chart235,21401/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20263,400.16chart184.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Afghanistan