Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
197th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1752008201420202008: 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan is 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Afghanistan 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2020.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2008 0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2009 0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2010 0.1618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2011 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2012 0.117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.9%
2013 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -41.3%
2014 0.0969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +41.1%
2015 0.0741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.5%
2016 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.3%
2017 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2018 0.0892 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +45.0%
2019 0.0806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2020 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
2010s 0.0984 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 194 Ethiopia 0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 195 Nepal 0.0795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 196 Kiribati 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 198 Haiti 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 199 Yemen 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
Exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Afghanistan rank for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.