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Afghanistan · Digital economy & Internet

Connectivity, adoption and digital infrastructure.

6 indicators · 6 with data

Adoption

Internet users

% of population

177th of 182 · 20th in MENA+
Internet usersAfghanistan's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 16.1 % in 2024.19901995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%16.1 %

Afghanistan's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 16.1 % in 2024.

Infrastructure

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

161st of 169 · 20th in MENA+
Fixed broadbandAfghanistan's fixed broadband rose from 0.0 in 2004 to 0.1 in 2023.200520102015202000.020.040.060.080.100.1

Afghanistan's fixed broadband rose from 0.0 in 2004 to 0.1 in 2023.

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

146th of 150 · 17th in MENA+
Mobile subscriptionsAfghanistan's mobile subscriptions rose from 0 in 1995 to 60.1 in 2024.199520002005201020152020020406060.1

Afghanistan's mobile subscriptions rose from 0 in 1995 to 60.1 in 2024.

Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)

per million people

186th of 215 · 21st in MENA+
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)Afghanistan's secure internet servers (per 1 million people) rose from 0.5 /M in 2010 to 41.1 /M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024020406041.1 /M

Afghanistan's secure internet servers (per 1 million people) rose from 0.5 /M in 2010 to 41.1 /M in 2024.

Economy

ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

% of goods exports

159th of 166 · 16th in MENA+*
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)Afghanistan's ict goods exports (% of total goods exports) rose from 0.0 % in 2018 to 0.0 % in 2019.201820190%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0 %

Afghanistan's ict goods exports (% of total goods exports) rose from 0.0 % in 2018 to 0.0 % in 2019.

ICT service exports (% of service exports)

% of service exports

90th of 177 · 10th in MENA+*
ICT service exports (% of service exports)Afghanistan's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 8.5 % in 2008 to 7.8 % in 2020.20082010201220142016201820200%5%10%15%20%7.8 %

Afghanistan's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 8.5 % in 2008 to 7.8 % in 2020.

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