Afghanistan vs Middle income: Computer, communications and other services
Computer, communications and other services over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 74.3% against 55.9% in Middle income, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 20.7% | 61.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 41.1% | 39.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 45.4% | 21.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 61.1% | 13.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher computer, communications and other services, Afghanistan or Middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 74.3% against 55.9% in Middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 18.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle income rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 8th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.