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

Latest (2020)
1.27 current US$ per person
Change on year
down 71.4%
World rank
194th
of 195 countries
All-time high
8.69 current US$ per person
in 2011
All-time low
1.27 current US$ per person
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan, 2008–2020

24682008201420202008: 1.4 current US$ per person2009: 2.5 current US$ per person2010: 3.7 current US$ per person2011: 8.7 current US$ per person2012: 3.6 current US$ per person2013: 4.4 current US$ per person2014: 4.3 current US$ per person2015: 4.5 current US$ per person2016: 2.6 current US$ per person2017: 3.6 current US$ per person2018: 6.2 current US$ per person2019: 4.4 current US$ per person2020: 1.3 current US$ per person

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

Annual values for Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 191 Yemen 1.74 current US$ per person compare
  2. 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.68 current US$ per person
  3. 193 Sierra Leone 1.67 current US$ per person compare
  4. 195 Guinea 0.1263 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 4,550 data points, 1995–2024
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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.