Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1.27 current US$ per person in 2020. ▬ Flat
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan is 1.27 current US$ per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 8.69 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.27 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.43 current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 2.55 current US$ per person | +77.6% |
| 2010 | 3.75 current US$ per person | +47.0% |
| 2011 | 8.69 current US$ per person | +131.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6 current US$ per person | -58.6% |
| 2013 | 4.36 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 4.27 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.46 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.56 current US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 3.64 current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 6.15 current US$ per person | +68.9% |
| 2019 | 4.44 current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 1.27 current US$ per person | -71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.99 current US$ per person | 1.43 current US$ per person | 2.55 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.59 current US$ per person | 2.56 current US$ per person | 8.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 current US$ per person | 1.27 current US$ per person | 1.27 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 191 Yemen 1.74 current US$ per person compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.68 current US$ per person
- 193 Sierra Leone 1.67 current US$ per person compare
- 195 Guinea 0.1263 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan was 1.27 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.