ICT goods imports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ICT goods imports was 1.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
ICT goods imports in Afghanistan, 2008–2019
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2019, ict goods imports in Afghanistan stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 436.8% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Afghanistan peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Afghanistan ranks 184th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT goods imports in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +77.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +436.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 181 Burkina Faso 1.4% compare
- 182 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% compare
- 183 Mauritania 1.2% compare
- 185 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% compare
- 186 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 187 Yemen 0.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Afghanistan?
- Ict goods imports in Afghanistan was 1.0% in 2019, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ict goods imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).