Afghanistan vs Iran: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
17.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2020
Iran
20.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2000
Afghanistan rank
185th
Iran rank
184th

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
0255075100197619982020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 20.81 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iran ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 185th and Iran ranks 184th of 200 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person 41.12 BoP, current US$ per person 35.62 BoP, current US$ per person Iran
1980s 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person 6.03 BoP, current US$ per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Iran?
Iran, at 20.81 BoP, current US$ per person against 17.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2000.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Iran?
2.9 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1989.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 185th and Iran ranks 184th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,751 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.