International tourism, receipts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International tourism, receipts was 5.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 5.1% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Afghanistan peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.1% | — |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +32.9% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +80.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -74.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +123.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +80.5% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 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, receipts in Afghanistan?
- International tourism, receipts in Afghanistan was 5.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Afghanistan ranks 93rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.