Afghanistan - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Afghanistan was 83.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 84.49 in 1986, while its lowest value was 57.77 in 2011.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1979 58.51
1980 72.35
1981 73.94
1982 79.42
1983 79.54
1984 82.57
1985 80.42
1986 84.49
1987 77.85
1988 82.05
1989 80.16
2008 69.19
2009 62.11
2010 67.36
2011 57.77
2012 62.71
2013 69.38
2014 58.66
2015 73.50
2016 80.45
2017 79.86
2018 70.40
2019 76.02
2020 83.79

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Afghanistan was 12.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 29.93 in 2013, while its lowest value was 6.82 in 2009.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2008 11.47
2009 6.82
2010 9.36
2011 10.37
2012 13.85
2013 29.93
2014 14.72
2015 11.26
2016 19.20
2017 27.91
2018 24.67
2019 16.34
2020 12.38

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments