Country
Afghanistan AFG
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +0.8
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical42.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth69.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity73.3
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance14.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Afghanistan sovereign credibility, in brief
Afghanistan scores 50.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 3 of 8 in Middle East & North Africa, the 75th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 2.9% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (51/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 3/8 in Middle East & North Africa · 75th percentile
Region avg 38.5 · best 62.3 · worst 15.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -0.5%
- as of 2026-10-10
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -15.7% | 2020-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2021-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 1.9% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 204K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -6.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.9% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 16.6 mo | 2020-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 83.8% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 5.7% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 19.9% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $417 | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 49.7% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -2.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -2.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -2.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.