Afghanistan vs Sweden: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)

Afghanistan
10.8%
in 2020
Sweden
9.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Sweden rank
175th

Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.8% against 9.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 175th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 12.3% 20.4% 8.1% Sweden
1980s 26.8% 18.7% 8.1% Afghanistan
2000s 1.7% 16.3% 14.6% Sweden
2010s 7.8% 13.3% 5.5% Sweden
2020s 10.8% 6.1% 4.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Afghanistan or Sweden?
Afghanistan, at 10.8% against 9.6% in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in travel services between Afghanistan and Sweden?
1.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for travel services?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel 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

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.