Afghanistan vs IDA total: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Afghanistan
88.9%
in 2020
IDA total
44.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
2nd
IDA total rank
5th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA total
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 88.9% against 44.7% in IDA total, a difference of 44.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 59.8% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 57.2% | 24.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 52.8% | 18.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 48.8% | 23.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 46.1% | 42.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Afghanistan or IDA total?
- Afghanistan, at 88.9% against 44.7% in IDA total as of 2020.
- What is the difference in transport services between Afghanistan and IDA total?
- 44.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA total?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA total rank globally for transport services?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 5th 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
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.