Afghanistan Services Trade, 2021–2023

Services exports, imports and signed trade balance; US$M, 2021–2023.

What the Data Shows

Afghanistan ran a services-trade deficit in each year from 2021 through 2023. Services exports fell from US$635.4 million to US$202.9 million, while imports rose to US$1.15 billion in 2023. The 2023 services deficit was US$950.5 million. The deficit widened by US$546.4 million from 2022 to 2023.

Data table

2021 — Exports 635.4
2021 — Imports 1,098.2
2021 — Balance −462.9
2022 — Exports 373.6
2022 — Imports 777.8
2022 — Balance −404.1
2023 — Exports 202.9
2023 — Imports 1,153.4
2023 — Balance −950.5

Sources

Source 1: Balance of payments — services trade

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Dataset/table: Balance of payments — services trade

Units: US$ million

Date checked: 2026-07-19

Evidence: Provides Afghanistan services trade flows and balance values for 2021–2023.

Data notes & caveats

The 2023 figures are non-final; the 2021 and 2022 values are final.

Methodology

Services exports, imports and the signed balance use one ADB Key Indicators release. Each annual balance is checked as exports minus imports.

Source consistency notes

Every value uses the stated institutional source family, Afghanistan national scope, 2021–2023, and the labelled unit basis. Signed balances, non-final values, live quotes and mixed valuation bases remain explicit where applicable.

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