Afghanistan has experienced some economic growth since US invasion due to increased infrastructure development, but its economy has declined in recent years due to political instability, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taliban continues to hinder economic activity by restricting women's rights and engaging in terrorist attacks. Afghanistan remains heavily dependent on foreign grants and aid with a GDP per capita of only $2000 and high unemployment and trade deficits as a percentage of its GDP.
2018 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition: Rural Transformation - Key for Sustainable Development in the Near East and North Africa
Afghanistan has experienced some economic growth since US invasion due to increased infrastructure development, but its economy has declined in recent years due to political instability, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taliban continues to hinder economic activity by restricting women's rights and engaging in terrorist attacks. Afghanistan remains heavily dependent on foreign grants and aid with a GDP per capita of only $2000 and high unemployment and trade deficits as a percentage of its GDP.
Afghanistan has experienced some economic growth since US invasion due to increased infrastructure development, but its economy has declined in recent years due to political instability, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taliban continues to hinder economic activity by restricting women's rights and engaging in terrorist attacks. Afghanistan remains heavily dependent on foreign grants and aid with a GDP per capita of only $2000 and high unemployment and trade deficits as a percentage of its GDP.
Afghanistan has experienced some economic growth since US invasion due to increased infrastructure development, but its economy has declined in recent years due to political instability, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taliban continues to hinder economic activity by restricting women's rights and engaging in terrorist attacks. Afghanistan remains heavily dependent on foreign grants and aid with a GDP per capita of only $2000 and high unemployment and trade deficits as a percentage of its GDP.
- Afghanistan is known for being an extremely poor country
- After the US invasion, the domestic economic activity increased.
- There was access to water, electricity, sanitation, education, and health services, and fostered consistent growth in government revenues since 2014. - The Afghan economy decreased to 5% after recovering from the 2018 drought and growing 3.9% in 2019, political instability, expiring international financial commitments, and the COVID-19 pandemic - One of the biggest problems are the talibans and terrorist attack. With the talibans not letting women work, go out or study and killing the mayority of people, they are decreasing the ability to win profit in work. - Trade deficit 31% of GDP - Financially dependent in grants and aid - GDP= 77.04 billion - GDP per capita= 2000 dollars - Inflation rate= 5% - Agricultural products= wheat, milk, grapes, vegetables, potatoes, watermelons, melons, rice, onions, apples - Industries= small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper - Unemployement rate= 23.9%
2018 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition: Rural Transformation - Key for Sustainable Development in the Near East and North Africa