Inflation rates by country and year

-6.8%1.5%9.8%18.1%26.4%
-6.8%1.5%9.8%18.1%26.4%
200512.7%
20144.7%
2024-6.6%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2024Inflation Rate-6.6%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Afghanistan

  1. 2008↑ Upward pressure

    The world food price crisis — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    A drought cut Afghanistan's wheat harvest while Pakistan restricted wheat exports. Those local supply failures amplified the global food shock and pushed Afghan food prices sharply higher.

    IMF · Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Fourth Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
  2. 2015↓ Downward pressure

    The 2015 deflationary slump — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    As international troops withdrew and foreign aid was scaled down, domestic demand weakened. Falling global food and fuel prices then pushed Afghanistan into deflation in 2015.

    World Bank · Afghanistan Development Update, October 2015
  3. 2021↑ Upward pressure

    The 2021 Taliban takeover — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The August 2021 takeover isolated the banking system and froze central-bank assets. Disrupted payments for food, medicine and electricity imports helped produce the subsequent surge in consumer prices.

    World Bank · Afghanistan Development Update, October 2022
  4. 2023↓ Downward pressure

    The afghani recovery — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Lower demand, improved supply conditions and a stronger afghani reversed the 2022 price spike. Afghanistan entered food-led deflation in 2023.

    World Bank · Afghanistan Development Update, October 2023

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Afghanistan?

The annual inflation rate in Afghanistan was -6.6% in 2024, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices fell 6.6% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Afghanistan's full inflation history from 2005 to 2024, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Afghanistan has changed

Inflation in Afghanistan peaked at 26.4% in 2008 and reached its lowest point at -6.8% in 2009. Averaged across the 20 years of available data (2005–2024), the rate has been 5.3% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Afghanistan

What is the current inflation rate in Afghanistan?

The latest available annual figure is -6.6% in 2024, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Afghanistan's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Afghanistan?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 26.4%, reached in 2008.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Afghanistan?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -6.8%, recorded in 2009.

Where does the inflation data for Afghanistan come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.