International tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International tourism, expenditures was 49.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan is 49.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan peaked at 255.00 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.00 million current US$, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 161st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 70.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 151.30 million current US$ | 89.00 million current US$ | 255.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 597.45 million current US$ (2020)
- Transport services 88.9% (2020)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Afghanistan was 49.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 255.00 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.00 million current US$ in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.