Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Afghanistan stood at 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 … unit in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +224.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +224.6% | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 169 Zimbabwe 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Russia 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 171 Lesotho 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Yemen 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 174 Brazil 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP
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 unit in Afghanistan?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Afghanistan was 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.