Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 160 Guatemala 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Paraguay 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Liberia 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Nepal 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Niger 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 India 0.0509 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$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.