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Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Basic data — Afghanistan, Asia.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Crise

7.2 /10 risk

  • Security 5.5
  • Legitimacy 1.1
  • Economy 4.8
  • Diplomacy 2.2
  • Influence 1.4

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • ONU Resolution 1988 (Taliban) · since 1999 ciblé
  • États-Unis Taliban (1988 Sanctions Committee) · since 1999 ciblé
Capital
Kabul
Population
43,844,000 inh.
Area
652,230 km²
Currency
AFN
Regime
unitary state

Executive in office

Head of State

Haibatullah Akhundzada

since 2021.08.15 taliban

Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Head of Government

Mohammad Hassan Akhund

since 2023.07.17 taliban

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

17 G$

2023 ↑ +18.3 % vs 2022

GDP / capita

414 $

2023 ↑ +15.8 % vs 2022

Growth

2.3 %

2023 ↑ +8.5 pt vs 2022

Inflation

-6.6 %

2024 ↓ -2.0 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

13.4 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

1.8 %

2021 ↑ +0.5 pt vs 2020

Life expectancy

66.3 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.4 % vs 2023

Strategic chokepoints 2 control point(s)

  • contrôle (avec PAK) Passe de Khyber Lien historique vers sous-continent
  • contrôle Corridor du Wakhan Frontière commune avec Chine (76 km)

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.02/1

#179 régime taliban

Freedoms (Freedom House)

6/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

17/100

#1732024

Press freedom (RSF)

19/100

#1782024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #5 Lithium (réserves) 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2 Md$

Imports

7 Md$

Balance

-5 Md$

Top exports

  • Coton + tapis

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné
  • Blé

Export partners

Import partners

Régime taliban. Économie semi-isolée.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 18%
  • GBR 18%
  • FRA 24%
  • DEU 24%
  • RUS 71%
  • CHN 76%

Abstention: 12%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Not party

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Ratified

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Signed, not ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Last election

  • 2019-09-28

    Présidentielle (avant Talibans)

    Ghani

Last institutional rupture Prise Kaboul 15 août 2021 (Talibans)

Régime taliban depuis août 2021. Pas d'élection.

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.462/1

#1822024

Top 10% (wealth)

53.0 %

WID

Gini

34.0

modéré

Refugees hosted

50,000

UNHCR 2024

Refugees originating

6,400,000

UNHCR 2024

Talibans 2021

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Israël

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