Afghanistan's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$54.77 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 71.33% from US$191.03 million in 2010 (11.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$54.77 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$82.15 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$191.03 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$209.49 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$53.75 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2011 | US$98.69 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$109.45 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Afghanistan's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 1.9% on 2019 (from US$53.75 million to US$54.77 million).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 29.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 60.2% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.5% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$14.47 million a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | US$54.77 million | 2020 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$918.77 million | 2020 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2020 ranking
- Togo — 2nd of 2: US$35.59 million
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 54,766,062 |
| 2019 | 53,748,200 |
| 2018 | 73,258,422 |
| 2017 | 57,790,520 |
| 2016 | 77,926,450 |
| 2015 | 82,152,250 |
| 2014 | 115,737,502 |
| 2013 | 137,313,519 |
| 2012 | 124,681,457 |
| 2011 | 209,492,976 |
| 2010 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$77.61 million (2025)
- Bahrain — US$1.42 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$80.52 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$2.06 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$96.6 million (2025)
- Israel — US$58.63 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$48.17 million (2024)
- Kuwait — US$6.25 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$140.73 million (2023)
- Libya — US$11.9 million (2023)
- Malta
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.44 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 60.1 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 6,427 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.79 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 1.03 million (2023)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.34% (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 168.85 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$54.77 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is down 49.96% from US$109.45 million in 2008 (5.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$209.49 million in 2011 and the lowest US$53.75 million in 2019.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2020, Afghanistan's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 1.9% on 2019 (from US$53.75 million to US$54.77 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 29.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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