This photo taken on Augplayhotrollvideopokerforfree. 8, 2024 shows a shop selling dried fruits and nuts in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent year on year during the Persian calendar year of 1402 through March 19, data from the country's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) showed on Wednesday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

KABUL, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent year on year during the Persian calendar year of 1402 through March 19, data from the country's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) showed on Wednesday.

Afghanistan's GDP reached 15.7 billion U.S. dollars during the cited period, NSIA acting deputy chief Esmatullah Hakimi told a government accountability program.

According to Hakimi, the annual per capita income in the central Asian country reached 493 U.S. dollars, increasing by 70 U.S. dollars from a year earlier.■

This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows a watermelon stall in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent year on year during the Persian calendar year of 1402 through March 19, data from the country's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) showed on Wednesday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

A man sells tomatoes at a market in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2024. Afghanistan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent year on year during the Persian calendar year of 1402 through March 19, data from the country's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) showed on Wednesday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)