Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 74.83 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 74.83 million current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Afghanistan peaked at 179.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current US$, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 89.00 million current US$ | +56.1% |
| 2010 | 147.00 million current US$ | +65.2% |
| 2011 | 165.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 167.00 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 179.00 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 121.00 million current US$ | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 86.00 million current US$ | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 62.00 million current US$ | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 16.00 million current US$ | -74.2% |
| 2018 | 50.00 million current US$ | +212.5% |
| 2019 | 85.00 million current US$ | +70.0% |
| 2020 | 74.83 million current US$ | -12.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 74.83 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 186.21 million current US$, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 74.83 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.70 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.00 million current US$ | 57.00 million current US$ | 89.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 107.80 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 179.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.83 million current US$ | 74.83 million current US$ | 74.83 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 170 Libya 92.80 million current US$ compare
- 171 Tajikistan 89.96 million current US$ compare
- 172 Comoros 85.61 million current US$ compare
- 174 East Timor 63.63 million current US$
- 175 Tonga 62.56 million current US$ compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 55.07 million current US$ 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 international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Afghanistan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Afghanistan was 74.83 million current US$ in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 179.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.