Travel services in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Travel services was 2.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Afghanistan, 1980–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2020, travel services in Afghanistan stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.2% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Afghanistan peaked at 16.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1985.
That places Afghanistan 192nd 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.
Travel services in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -27.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +31.8% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +388.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +66.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -62.7% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -41.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +55.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 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 travel services in Afghanistan?
- Travel services in Afghanistan was 2.9% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1985.
- How does Afghanistan rank for travel services?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.