Travel services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Travel services was 9.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Afghanistan, 1979–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Afghanistan is 9.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Afghanistan peaked at 15.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.3% | — |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -69.9% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +413.4% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -78.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -26.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +63.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +67.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +67.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +185.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -95.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +771.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +192.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -17.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.9%, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.9%, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +771.3% | 0.4% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 0.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Afghanistan?
- Travel services in Afghanistan was 9.2% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for travel services?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.