Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0084 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0084 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0084 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0061 units per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2008–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0082008201520232008: 0.006 units per square kilometre2009: 0.006 units per square kilometre2010: 0.006 units per square kilometre2011: 0.008 units per square kilometre2012: 0.008 units per square kilometre2013: 0.008 units per square kilometre2014: 0.008 units per square kilometre2015: 0.008 units per square kilometre2016: 0.008 units per square kilometre2017: 0.008 units per square kilometre2018: 0.008 units per square kilometre2019: 0.008 units per square kilometre2020: 0.008 units per square kilometre2021: 0.008 units per square kilometre2022: 0.008 units per square kilometre2023: 0.008 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.0084 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0084 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 units per square kilometre, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2008 0.0061 units per square kilometre
2009 0.0061 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0061 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0077 units per square kilometre +25.0%
2012 0.0077 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0077 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0077 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0077 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0077 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0084 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2018 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0084 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 2
2010s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 121 Sierra Leone 0.0111 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 122 Latvia 0.01 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 123 Portugal 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 125 Algeria 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 126 East Timor 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 127 United Kingdom 0.0075 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0084 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0084 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 units per square kilometre in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

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