External balance on goods and services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External balance on goods and services was -52.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Afghanistan, 2020–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -52.4% for external balance on goods and services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.6% on the previous year and down 102.4% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
External balance on goods and services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.9% | — |
| 2021 | -22.7% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | -36.1% | +59.0% |
| 2023 | -34.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | -52.4% | +51.6% |
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- 190 Guam -56.1%
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More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 215.5 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 98.49 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6,991 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Afghanistan?
- External balance on goods and services in Afghanistan was -52.4% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -22.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.4% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.