Afghanistan vs Upper middle income: Computer, communications and other services
Computer, communications and other services over time
- Afghanistan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 74.3% against 54.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 18.2% | 64.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 40.4% | 40.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 45.1% | 21.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 61.3% | 13.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher computer, communications and other services, Afghanistan or Upper middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 74.3% against 54.9% in Upper middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 19.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Upper middle income rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 11th 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.