Transport services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Transport services was 88.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Afghanistan, 1979–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Afghanistan is 88.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Afghanistan peaked at 88.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Transport services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 60.5% | — |
| 1980 | 74.0% | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 75.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 86.3% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 80.0% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 86.2% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 74.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 67.0% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 59.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 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 transport services in Afghanistan?
- Transport services in Afghanistan was 88.9% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for transport services?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.