Afghanistan vs Libya: Commercial service exports (current US$)

Afghanistan
597.45 million current US$
in 2020
Libya
628.90 million current US$
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
147th
Libya rank
146th

Commercial service exports (current US$) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 628.90 million current US$ against 597.45 million current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 31.45 million current US$.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and Libya ranks 146th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 56.80 million current US$ 117.21 million current US$ 60.41 million current US$ Libya
1980s 5.46 million current US$ 104.05 million current US$ 98.59 million current US$ Libya
2000s 1.46 billion current US$ 296.35 million current US$ 1.17 billion current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 1.13 billion current US$ 192.34 million current US$ 933.01 million current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 597.45 million current US$ 200.50 million current US$ 396.95 million current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports, Afghanistan or Libya?
Libya, at 628.90 million current US$ against 597.45 million current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports between Afghanistan and Libya?
31.45 million current US$, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for commercial service exports?
Afghanistan ranks 147th and Libya ranks 146th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,881 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports are total service exports minus exports of government services not included elsewhere. Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.