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Afghanistan: Services, value added (% of GDP)

In , Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) was 46.37.

That's up 2.9% from 2022, the highest value since .

The global average for this indicator in 2023 was 56.53 .

Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS) • Data as of 2023

Trend (2005–2023)

Afghanistan Services, value added (% of GDP) trend 2008: Global financial crisis 2020: COVID-19 pandemic 2014: Oil price collapse 2022: Russia–Ukraine war begins
  • 2008 · Global financial crisis
  • 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2014 · Oil price collapse
  • 2022 · Russia–Ukraine war begins

Highlights

Peak
59.48
Trough
39.01
1-year change
+2.9%
5-year change
-22.0%
-4.9% / yr
10-year change
-12.0%
-1.3% / yr

Historical Data — Last 10 Years

Year Services, value added (% of GDP)
46.3744
45.0499
47.1604
52.5721
55.4728
59.4774
58.3291
59.0232
53.2353
52.9909

About Services, value added (% of GDP)

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and retaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Indicator code: NV.SRV.TOTL.ZSCategory: Economy

Frequently asked questions

What was Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) in 2023?
In 2023, Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) was 46.37, according to World Bank Open Data.
Is Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) rising or falling?
Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) rose 2.9% from 2022 to 2023.
How does Afghanistan's Services, value added (% of GDP) compare to the world average?
The global average for Services, value added (% of GDP) in 2023 was 56.53, so Afghanistan is below the world average.
What is Services, value added (% of GDP) and how is it measured?
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and retaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.