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Service exports — Afghanistan

Service exports in Afghanistan in 2020 — 699,571,420 US$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 183. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 831.5%.

2020 700M US$ +7.31% vs 2019
World rank 121of 183
Period maximum 2.6B US$2011
Period minimum 8.2M US$1989

Trend over time

1979–2020 · US$

Service exports — Afghanistan, 1979–202001B2B3B1979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 75,100,000 US$1980: 35,600,000 US$1981: 31,900,000 US$1982: 49,000,000 US$1983: 49,700,000 US$1984: 33,400,000 US$1985: 40,000,000 US$1986: 29,300,000 US$1987: 35,600,000 US$1988: 69,600,000 US$1989: 8,200,000 US$2008: 1,290,614,791 US$2009: 1,701,821,055 US$2010: 2,130,237,964 US$2011: 2,597,475,713 US$2012: 1,853,330,146 US$2013: 877,409,158 US$2014: 1,343,599,249 US$2015: 839,440,780 US$2016: 521,795,634 US$2017: 368,933,133 US$2018: 734,229,353 US$2019: 651,924,336 US$2020: 699,571,420 US$
Change over the period: +624M (+831.52%) Average annual rate: 5.59 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 700M US$
World 5.33T US$
South Asia 215B US$
Southern Asia computed 221B US$
Low-income countries computed 12.34B US$
Service exports — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 700M +47.65M +7.31%
2019 652M −82.31M −11.21%
2018 734M +365M +99.01%
2017 369M −153M −29.3%
2016 522M −318M −37.84%
2015 839M −504M −37.52%
2014 1.34B +466M +53.13%
2013 877M −976M −52.66%
2012 1.85B −744M −28.65%
2011 2.6B +467M +21.93%
2010 2.13B +428M +25.17%
2009 1.7B +411M +31.86%
2008 1.29B — —
1989 8.2M −61.4M −88.22%
1988 69.6M +34M +95.51%
1987 35.6M +6.3M +21.5%
1986 29.3M −10.7M −26.75%
1985 40M +6.6M +19.76%
1984 33.4M −16.3M −32.8%
1983 49.7M +700,000 +1.43%
1982 49M +17.1M +53.61%
1981 31.9M −3.7M −10.39%
1980 35.6M −39.5M −52.6%
1979 75.1M — —

Southern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 203B BD Bangladesh 6.02B PK Pakistan 5.39B LK Sri Lanka 3.04B MV Maldives 1.53B NP Nepal 881M AF Afghanistan 700M BT Bhutan 135M
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About the indicator

Exports of services: travel and tourism, transport, communications, insurance, financial and business services, royalties, computer and information services. For dozens of countries this flow is larger than merchandise exports, and not only for the obvious tourist destinations: India, Ireland and the Philippines ended up near the top of the list on software and business services. Services, unlike goods, do not pass through customs, so they are estimated from banking and survey statistics and are measured less precisely.

Important: It serves as the denominator for the share of ICT services in service exports. It excludes investment income and compensation of employees — those are counted separately, in the primary income account.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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