Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0001 units per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
125th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0002 units per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Afghanistan, 2008–2024

00002008201620242008: 0 units per person2009: 0 units per person2010: 0 units per person2011: 0 units per person2012: 0 units per person2013: 0 units per person2014: 0 units per person2015: 0 units per person2016: 0 units per person2017: 0 units per person2018: 0 units per person2019: 0 units per person2020: 0 units per person2021: 0 units per person2022: 0 units per person2023: 0 units per person2024: 0 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2024, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2024.

Afghanistan ranks 125th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
2008 0.0002 units per person
2009 0.0001 units per person -3.6%
2010 0.0001 units per person -2.9%
2011 0.0002 units per person +20.5%
2012 0.0002 units per person -4.0%
2013 0.0002 units per person -3.4%
2014 0.0002 units per person -3.6%
2015 0.0001 units per person -3.1%
2016 0.0001 units per person -2.5%
2017 0.0002 units per person +7.0%
2018 0.0001 units per person -2.9%
2019 0.0001 units per person -2.9%
2020 0.0001 units per person -3.1%
2021 0.0001 units per person -2.3%
2022 0.0001 units per person -1.4%
2023 0.0001 units per person -2.1%
2024 0.0001 units per person -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 2
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 10
2020s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 122 Pakistan 0.0001 units per person compare
  2. 123 Libya 0.0001 units per person compare
  3. 124 Russia 0.0001 units per person compare
  4. 126 Poland 0.0001 units per person compare
  5. 127 Thailand 0.0001 units per person compare
  6. 128 Netherlands 0.0001 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Afghanistan?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2011.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,872 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.