Afghanistan vs IDA only: Transport services

Afghanistan
88.9%
in 2020
IDA only
47.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
IDA only rank
4th

Transport services over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 88.9% against 47.5% in IDA only, a difference of 41.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times IDA only's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 2nd and IDA only ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and IDA only in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA only Difference Ahead
1970s 60.5% 62.7% 2.2% IDA only
1980s 81.8% 59.1% 22.7% Afghanistan
2000s 71.3% 58.7% 12.5% Afghanistan
2010s 72.2% 53.2% 19.0% Afghanistan
2020s 88.9% 53.7% 35.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Afghanistan or IDA only?
Afghanistan, at 88.9% against 47.5% in IDA only as of 2020.
What is the difference in transport services between Afghanistan and IDA only?
41.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for transport services?
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and IDA only ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.