Afghanistan vs Morocco

Afghanistan vs Morocco: GDP growth

GDP growth: 1.9% a year in Afghanistan in 2024 and 4.9% a year in Morocco in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Morocco, by 2.5 percentage points, or 2.33 times that in Afghanistan.

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% a year · IMF

Afghanistan vs Morocco: GDP growthGDP growth: 1.9% a year in Afghanistan in 2024 and 4.9% a year in Morocco in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Morocco, by 2.5 percentage points, or 2.33 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanMoroccoIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Morocco has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Afghanistan at 1.5% a year in 2025.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Morocco at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAfghanistanMorocco
20251.54.9
20241.94.4
20232.33.8
2022-6.21.8
2021-14.58.2
2020-2.4-7.2
20193.92.9
20181.23.1
20172.65.1
20162.20.5
201514.3
20142.72.7
20135.74.5
2012143
20116.55.2
20108.43.8
200920.64.2
20083.95.9
200713.32.7
20065.47.8
200511.83
20040.74.8
20038.76.3
2002–3.3
2001–7.6
2000–1.6
1999–0.5
1998–8
1997–-2
1996–13.5
1995–-6.3
1994–11.5
1993–-1
1992–-2.9
1991–7.5
1990–4
1989–2.4
1988–10.4
1987–-2.5
1986–8.3
1985–6.3
1984–4.3
1983–-0.6
1982–9.6
1981–-2.8
1980–3.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAfghanistanMorocco
2026–4.5
2027–4.2
2028–4.4
2029–4.4
2030–4.1
2031–4

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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