Afghanistan vs Somalia: External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP
Afghanistan
-52.4%
in 2024
Somalia
-69.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
186th
Somalia rank
189th
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -52.4% against -69.6% in Somalia, a difference of 17.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 189th of 191 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at -52.4% against -69.6% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 17.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 189th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.