Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
All-time low
0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020

00.020.040.060.082008201420202008: 0.074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.055 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 service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan is 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Afghanistan 163rd 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.

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2020.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2008 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2009 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2010 0.0683 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2011 0.0875 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +28.0%
2012 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2013 0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.1%
2014 0.0731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2015 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.1%
2016 0.0617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2017 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2018 0.0757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.5%
2019 0.0645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.8%
2020 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.1%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
2010s 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 160 Guatemala 0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 162 Paraguay 0.0557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 165 Liberia 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 166 Nepal 0.0524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Afghanistan rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
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Service imports (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.