Afghanistan's GDP likely to shrink by 20%

Dec 04, 2021 AlShorts Web Desk

Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP) likely will drop from USD20 billion to USD16 billion within a year, a 20% plunge, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) projected. The agency warned in its Socio-Economic Outlook for Afghanistan that the economic base for the poorest country in Asia has long been, too, small to support its population of 40 million.