Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1.92 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2020, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Afghanistan stood at 1.92 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Afghanistan peaked at 5.66 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4483 current US$ per person, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.15 current US$ per person | — |
| 2009 | 3.24 current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 5.2 current US$ per person | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 5.62 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.46 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.66 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.69 current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 2.54 current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 1.79 current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4483 current US$ per person | -74.9% |
| 2018 | 1.36 current US$ per person | +203.5% |
| 2019 | 2.25 current US$ per person | +65.0% |
| 2020 | 1.92 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.92 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.31 current US$ per person, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.92 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 246.93 current US$ per person, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 current US$ per person | 2.15 current US$ per person | 3.24 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4 current US$ per person | 0.4483 current US$ per person | 5.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 current US$ per person | 1.92 current US$ per person | 1.92 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Chad 2.74 current US$ per person
- 183 Bangladesh 2.55 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.24 current US$ per person
- 186 Congo 1.82 current US$ per person compare
- 187 Vietnam 1.51 current US$ per person compare
- 188 Nigeria 1.48 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Afghanistan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Afghanistan was 1.92 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4483 current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, per capita. 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 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.