Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Afghanistan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 88.9% against 49.9% in Least developed countries, a difference of 39.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Least developed countries ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 58.7% | 23.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 57.2% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 53.0% | 19.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 55.2% | 33.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
- Afghanistan, at 88.9% against 49.9% in Least developed countries as of 2020.
- What is the difference in transport services between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 39.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for transport services?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Least developed countries ranks 2nd 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.