What is Afghanistan’s economic growth forecast for 2026?
The World Bank projected growth of about 4 percent in 2026, with downside risk from regional conflict and external shocks.
What the figure or term means
A forecast is conditional and can be revised as trade, aid, prices, security, and return movements change.
Growth at that pace may still be too low to raise living standards when population growth is faster.
Forecasts are not guarantees of household income or employment.
Use the latest Afghanistan Development Update for revisions.
How to use this information responsibly
Economic indicators describe different things: national output, prices, household deprivation, employment, public revenue, or access to services. Reading the definition and period is essential.
Economic series are revised and are not interchangeable. Growth in total GDP can coexist with falling income per person and worsening household hardship.
Check the underlying information.
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