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Service imports — Afghanistan

Service imports in Afghanistan in 2020 — 1,105,211,972 US$. Ranked 122 in the world out of 183. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 664.3%.

2020 1.11B US$ −8.86% vs 2019
World rank 122of 183
Period maximum 1.78B US$2012
Period minimum 103M US$1989

Trend over time

1979–2020 · US$

Service imports — Afghanistan, 1979–20200500M1B1.5B2B1979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 144,600,000 US$1980: 143,800,000 US$1981: 163,100,000 US$1982: 140,400,000 US$1983: 150,600,000 US$1984: 196,200,000 US$1985: 154,100,000 US$1986: 181,300,000 US$1987: 156,300,000 US$1988: 120,000,000 US$1989: 103,400,000 US$2008: 752,648,600 US$2009: 851,205,293 US$2010: 1,083,164,711 US$2011: 1,557,205,638 US$2012: 1,779,846,559 US$2013: 1,528,557,316 US$2014: 1,498,617,913 US$2015: 1,216,087,291 US$2016: 1,118,283,290 US$2017: 1,240,241,386 US$2018: 1,366,859,713 US$2019: 1,212,629,755 US$2020: 1,105,211,972 US$
Change over the period: +961M (+664.32%) Average annual rate: 5.09 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Afghanistan 1.11B US$
World 5.09T US$
South Asia 128B US$
Southern Asia computed 137B US$
Low-income countries computed 27.25B US$
Service imports — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 1.11B −107M −8.86%
2019 1.21B −154M −11.28%
2018 1.37B +127M +10.21%
2017 1.24B +122M +10.91%
2016 1.12B −97.8M −8.04%
2015 1.22B −283M −18.85%
2014 1.5B −29.94M −1.96%
2013 1.53B −251M −14.12%
2012 1.78B +223M +14.3%
2011 1.56B +474M +43.76%
2010 1.08B +232M +27.25%
2009 851M +98.56M +13.09%
2008 753M — —
1989 103M −16.6M −13.83%
1988 120M −36.3M −23.22%
1987 156M −25M −13.79%
1986 181M +27.2M +17.65%
1985 154M −42.1M −21.46%
1984 196M +45.6M +30.28%
1983 151M +10.2M +7.26%
1982 140M −22.7M −13.92%
1981 163M +19.3M +13.42%
1980 144M −800,000 −0.55%
1979 145M — —

Southern Asia, 2020

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

IN India 116B PK Pakistan 7.98B BD Bangladesh 7.93B LK Sri Lanka 2.22B AF Afghanistan 1.11B NP Nepal 1.1B MV Maldives 740M BT Bhutan 226M
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About the indicator

Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.

Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.

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

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