Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2020

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

00.050.10.150.22008201420202008: 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

Afghanistan ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2020.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2008 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2009 0.1774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2010 0.1732 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2011 0.1792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2012 0.1246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.5%
2013 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.9%
2014 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.1%
2015 0.0891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.2%
2016 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2017 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2018 0.1052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.8%
2019 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2020 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.5%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
2010s 0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 193 Nepal 0.1001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 194 Niger 0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 195 Ethiopia 0.0892 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 197 Haiti 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 198 Yemen 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Afghanistan?
Exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Afghanistan was 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Afghanistan rank for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
Is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (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.