Facts about Afghanistan

Norway has been present in Afghanistan for over 30 years and the country is one of the largest aid recipients. The security challenges are still enormous.
Estimated population (2010)
31 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2008)
405 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2008)
3,4 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
33 %
Industry
22 %
Services
45 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,8 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) (2006)
Yes
Development assistance per capita (2009)
204 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2008)
45,7 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2008)
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
199
Change 2000 - 2009
-23
Maternal mortality per 1000 births ()
Not available
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 ()
Not available
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
48 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2008)
Not available
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,35

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2008)
Not available
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2008)
Not available
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
67 %
Secondary
49 %
Tertiary
24 %

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2009)
28 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
0,2 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
1,4

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.