Economic Indicators for Afghanistan
| Year | Population
(in Millions) |
Afghani / US $
Exchange Rate |
Wheat
Afghanis per Seer (7 Kgs) |
Consumer Price Index |
| 1931 | 6.85 | 9.92 | 1.80 | 8.00 |
| 1941 | 7.20 | 13.05 | 4.00 | 25.00 |
| 1951 | 7.57 | 35.00 | 11.90 | 76.80 |
| 1961 | 8.36 | 43.50 | 12.86 | 100.00 |
| 1971 | 9.71 | 84.60 | 75.00 | 312.50 |
| 1981 | 16.36 | 120.00 | 100.00 | 420.00 |
| 1985 | 18.14 | 150.00 | 140.00 |
588.00 |
| 1988 | 15.51 | 400.00 | 320.00 |
1344.00 |
| 1992 | 16.62 | 1000.00 | 800.00 | 3360.00 |
| 1995 | 20.18 | 6000.00 | 6000.00 | 25200.00 |
| 1999 | 21.35 | 40000.00 | 90000.00 | 378000.00 |
Sources: international financial statistics yearbook 1998; the Afghan Economy, by Maxwell
Fry1974, and private sources.