Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.4% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2020.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 172nd out of 191 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.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +224.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +63.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
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)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 635.35 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 45,097 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.