International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 49.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan is 49.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan peaked at 255.00 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.00 million current US$, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 161st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 70.00 million current US$ | +84.2% |
| 2010 | 106.00 million current US$ | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 255.00 million current US$ | +140.6% |
| 2012 | 110.00 million current US$ | -56.9% |
| 2013 | 138.00 million current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 140.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 151.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 89.00 million current US$ | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 130.00 million current US$ | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 226.00 million current US$ | +73.8% |
| 2019 | 168.00 million current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 49.00 million current US$ | -70.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 49.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.00 million current US$, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 49.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 70.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 151.30 million current US$ | 89.00 million current US$ | 255.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan was 49.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 255.00 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.00 million current US$ in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.