Almost 40% of Afghanistan's GDP is opium-related and, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Afghanistan produces 93% of the opiates on the world market.
Pasaules Banka un Starptautiskais Valūtas fonds lēš, ka gandrīz 40 % no Afganistānas iekšzemes kopprodukta ir saistīti ar opija ražošanu.