Services, value added (% of GDP) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 173rd of 206 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 45.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 45.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.9%, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (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 173rd out of 206 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.