Afghanistan vs Tajikistan
Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Afghanistan and 3.4% a year in Tajikistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Tajikistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 66 and Tajikistan ranked 74 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tajikistan at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Afghanistan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | -4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | -7.7 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | -6.8 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 13.2 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 16.4 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 35.7 | 16.4 |
| 2002 | – | 12.2 |
| 2001 | – | 38.6 |
| 2000 | – | 32.9 |
| 1999 | – | 27.5 |
| 1998 | – | 43.2 |
| 1997 | – | 88 |
| 1996 | – | 418.5 |
| 1995 | – | 612.5 |
| 1994 | – | 350.4 |
| 1993 | – | 2,601 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Afghanistan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 4.1 |
| 2027 | – | 4.9 |
| 2028 | – | 5 |
| 2029 | – | 5 |
| 2030 | – | 5 |
| 2031 | – | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025