Afghanistan vs Somalia: External balance on goods and services
Afghanistan
-52.4%
in 2024
Somalia
-69.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
188th
Somalia rank
191st
External balance on goods and services 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 188th and Somalia ranks 191st of 193 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, 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 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?
- Afghanistan ranks 188th and Somalia ranks 191st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.