Amu: Afghanistan’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 5.6 percent in 2025, even as the overall economy expanded, highlighting the widening gap between growth and living standards, according to a new World Bank report on Thursday. The country’s total economic output grew by an estimated 4.8 percent over the same period, driven largely by private consumption and a rebound in nonagricultural activity. But that growth was overshadowed by a sharp rise in population—estimated at 11 percent in the 2025 fiscal year, largely due to returning migrants—which diluted gains and pushed incomes per person lower, the report says. Click here to read more (external link).