Monthly currency exchange rate estimates by market
Afghanistan, 40 markets, 2007/01/01-2026/08/01, version 2026-08-24

Afghanistan, 2007 - 2026

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Reference ID

AFG_2023_RTFX_v01_M

Producer(s)

Bo Pieter Johannes Andrée

Collection(s)

Fragility, Conflict and Violence Real-Time Development Indicators (RTDI)

Metadata

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Jan 24, 2024

Last modified

Aug 27, 2026

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Identification

Survey ID number

AFG_2023_RTFX_v01_M

Title

Monthly currency exchange rate estimates by market

Subtitle

Afghanistan, 40 markets, 2007/01/01-2026/08/01, version 2026-08-24

Abbreviation or Acronym

Real Time FX Rates

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Afghanistan	AFG

Study type

Monthly currency exchange rate estimates in fragile countries

Series Information

HIGH-LOW CHART, AND INFLATION

LOCATION OF MARKETS

DATA PREVIEW

Abstract

Currency exchange rate is an important metric to inform economic policy but traditional sources are often produced with delay during crises and only at an aggregate level. This may poorly reflect the actual rate trends in rural or poverty-stricken areas, where large populations reside in fragile situations.
This data set includes currency exchange rate estimates and is intended to help gain insight in price developments beyond what can be formally measured by traditional methods. The estimates are generated using a machine-learning approach that imputes ongoing subnational price surveys, often with accuracy similar to direct measurement of prices. The data set provides new opportunities to investigate local price dynamics in areas where populations are sensitive to localized price shocks and where traditional data are not available.

Version

Version Date

2026-08-24

Version Responsibility Statement

FCV Data Platform

Scope

Notes

List of products included in estimates (not all products are included in country-level estimates): exchange rate unofficial, wage non qualified labour non agricultural, wage qualified labour

Keywords

Foreign Exchange Monitor FXM Real Time Foreign Exchange Rates RTFX Inflation FCV Real-time exchange rate data Inflation series Market prices Price analysis Real-time data National prices International prices Price fluctuations Price trends Price Volatility Afghanistan

Coverage

Geographic Coverage notes

The data cover the following sub-national areas: Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Paktya, Ghazni, Ghor, Hilmand, Hirat, Nangarhar, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Wardak, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Panjsher, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e-pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Market Average

Geographic Unit

Sub-national level, Admin 2 (selected)

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
Bo Pieter Johannes Andrée	World Bank, Development Data Group (DECDG), Office of the Chief Statistician (DECCS)

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Grant number	Role
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom		Support to data analytics
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom	KP-P174529-KMCE-TF0B4149	Data documentation and dissemination (FCV Data Platform)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia	TF0B6892	Support to methodological development in low data regions
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia	TF0B6579	Support to methodological development in low data regions
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany as part of the World Bank’s Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund	TF073570	Expansion of coverage and maintenance
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany as part of the World Bank’s Food Systems 2030 Multi-Donor Trust Fund	TF0C0728	Expansion of coverage and maintenance

Other Identifications/Acknowledgments

Name	Affiliation	Role
World Food Programme (WFP)	United Nations	Source of market price data
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	United Nations	Source of market price data

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2007-01-01	2026-08-01

Time periods

Start date	End date
2007-01-01	2026-08-01

Sources

Data source	Origin of source	Characteristics
World Food Programme (WFP)	https://data.humdata.org/organization/wfp?vocab_Topics=prices	World Food Programme (WFP); data published in the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) data catalog at https://data.humdata.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	https://fpma.fao.org/giews/fpmat4/#/dashboard/tool/domestic	Local exchange rates and implied exchange rates data derived from commodity pairs published by FAO through the Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FMPA) Tool

Access policy

Restrictions

The estimates presented in this dataset are all based on publicly-available data.
The dataset of price estimates is published as open data.

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	URL
Data Help Desk	World Bank, Development Data Group

Location of Data Collection

World Bank Microdata Library, FCV Collection

URL for Location of Data Collection

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer

The RTFX data and metadata provided are "as is" and "as available," and every effort is made to ensure their timeliness, accuracy, and completeness. When errors are discovered, they are corrected as appropriate and feasible. For details on the terms and conditions for usage of the RTFX database, please refer to the license details.

Additional metadata

Ticker description

Information on the model (see working paper for more information)

Ticker

ISO3	Country	Ticker	Full name	Units	Food index weight	Data coverage	R² imputation
AFG	Afghanistan	bread	Bread	KG	1	37.05%	0.95
AFG	Afghanistan	exchange_rate_unofficial	Exchange rate	USD/LCU	0	59.25%	1
AFG	Afghanistan	food_price_index	Food Price Index	LCU, Indexed, January 2018 = 1	Laspeyres	27.7%	0.97
AFG	Afghanistan	fuel_diesel	Fuel (diesel)	L	0	52.05%	0.98
AFG	Afghanistan	oil	Oil (cooking)	KG	1	26.23%	0.96
AFG	Afghanistan	pulses	Pulses	KG	1	26.75%	0.96
AFG	Afghanistan	rice	Rice (low quality)	KG	0.5	39.84%	0.92
AFG	Afghanistan	rice_fao	Rice (high quality)	Kg	0.5	7.82%	0.96
AFG	Afghanistan	salt	Salt	KG	1	25.68%	0.97
AFG	Afghanistan	sugar	Sugar	KG	1	25.87%	0.97
AFG	Afghanistan	wage_non_qualified_labour_non_agricultural	Wage (non-qualified labour, non-agricultural)	Day	0	32.1%	0.98
AFG	Afghanistan	wage_qualified_labour	Wage (qualified labour)	Day	0	31.63%	0.99
AFG	Afghanistan	wheat	Wheat	KG	1	40.01%	0.95
AFG	Afghanistan	wheat_flour	Wheat flour (high quality)	KG	1	25.78%	0.98
AFG	Afghanistan	wheat_flour_low_price_fao	Wheat (flour, low price)	Kg	1	15.18%	0.95

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Monthly currency exchange rate estimates by market Afghanistan, 40 markets, 2007/01/01-2026/08/01, version 2026-08-24