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AFGHANISTAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2023 Executive Summary
AFGHANISTAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2023 Executive Summary
19. April 2023
Our new report on Afghanistan’s economy demonstrates that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recovery will remain grim. The "Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023” details how the country's economic output collapsed by 20.7% in 2021. This unparalleled shock has kept Afghanistan among the poorest countries in the world. Despite tentative signs of recovery, such as a relatively stable exchange rate, an increase in exports, growing demand for labor, and muted inflation, GDP is estimated to have further declined by 3.6% in 2022. Restrictions on women further threaten aid flows and growth and could have disastrous economic consequences.
