Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 154 Palestine 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Guyana 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Ecuador 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Sudan 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Indonesia 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.