Services, value added in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Services, value added was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Afghanistan, 2002–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Afghanistan is 45.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Afghanistan peaked at 59.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 171st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Services, value added in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36.2% | — |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 36.2% | 45.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 48.9% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 45.0% | 52.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 11,013 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -8.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9397 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 391.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 27,807 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Afghanistan?
- Services, value added in Afghanistan was 45.2% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for services, value added?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.