Afghanistan

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AF · AFG · BACI 4 · latest data 2024

Exports

$1.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,615 M36.1% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$5.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $5,724 M55.3% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$4.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$4,108 M

Total trade

$7.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $7,339 M52.1% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #143 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #139 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Afghanistan's exports grew from $85M in 1995 to $1.6B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$4.1B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Afghanistan per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$85 M	$298 M	−$213 M	$383 M
1996	$96 M	$448 M	−$352 M	$545 M
1997	$120 M	$387 M	−$267 M	$507 M
1998	$138 M	$316 M	−$178 M	$454 M
1999	$96 M	$304 M	−$207 M	$400 M
2000	$115 M	$420 M	−$305 M	$535 M
2001	$75 M	$368 M	−$293 M	$443 M
2002	$68 M	$739 M	−$671 M	$806 M
2003	$177 M	$1,563 M	−$1,386 M	$1,740 M
2004	$181 M	$1,923 M	−$1,742 M	$2,104 M
2005	$215 M	$3,541 M	−$3,326 M	$3,756 M
2006	$216 M	$3,427 M	−$3,211 M	$3,643 M
2007	$305 M	$3,665 M	−$3,359 M	$3,970 M
2008	$565 M	$6,730 M	−$6,165 M	$7,294 M
2009	$1,269 M	$7,476 M	−$6,207 M	$8,745 M
2010	$584 M	$10,502 M	−$9,918 M	$11,086 M
2011	$573 M	$13,406 M	−$12,833 M	$13,979 M
2012	$692 M	$10,836 M	−$10,143 M	$11,528 M
2013	$796 M	$12,235 M	−$11,439 M	$13,031 M
2014	$847 M	$10,915 M	−$10,068 M	$11,762 M
2015	$968 M	$12,546 M	−$11,577 M	$13,514 M
2016	$1,236 M	$11,548 M	−$10,312 M	$12,784 M
2017	$1,271 M	$14,293 M	−$13,022 M	$15,564 M
2018	$1,315 M	$13,565 M	−$12,250 M	$14,881 M
2019	$2,527 M	$12,795 M	−$10,268 M	$15,322 M
2020	$1,813 M	$8,622 M	−$6,809 M	$10,434 M
2021	$1,982 M	$7,335 M	−$5,354 M	$9,317 M
2022	$1,647 M	$7,467 M	−$5,820 M	$9,114 M
2023	$1,665 M	$6,516 M	−$4,850 M	$8,181 M
2024	$1,615 M	$5,724 M	−$4,108 M	$7,339 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #168 → #143.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Afghanistan per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.00%	0.01%	#168	#161
1996	0.00%	0.01%	#167	#150
1997	0.00%	0.01%	#164	#160
1998	0.00%	0.01%	#161	#164
1999	0.00%	0.01%	#168	#168
2000	0.00%	0.01%	#169	#166
2001	0.00%	0.01%	#180	#170
2002	0.00%	0.01%	#182	#152
2003	0.00%	0.02%	#166	#131
2004	0.00%	0.02%	#171	#129
2005	0.00%	0.03%	#171	#109
2006	0.00%	0.03%	#175	#118
2007	0.00%	0.03%	#169	#131
2008	0.00%	0.04%	#166	#113
2009	0.01%	0.06%	#145	#99
2010	0.00%	0.07%	#163	#94
2011	0.00%	0.07%	#170	#91
2012	0.00%	0.06%	#166	#98
2013	0.00%	0.07%	#166	#98
2014	0.00%	0.06%	#161	#106
2015	0.01%	0.08%	#156	#94
2016	0.01%	0.07%	#148	#91
2017	0.01%	0.08%	#153	#87
2018	0.01%	0.07%	#150	#90
2019	0.01%	0.07%	#137	#93
2020	0.01%	0.05%	#142	#108
2021	0.01%	0.03%	#147	#127
2022	0.01%	0.03%	#149	#132
2023	0.01%	0.03%	#148	#133
2024	0.01%	0.03%	#143	#139

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Trading partners

Pakistan was Afghanistan's top trading partner in 2024, at 29.6% of total trade; the top five partners covered 85.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 29.6%
Top-5 share: 85.4%
Partners: 115
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.178

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India $665M

Pakistan $659M

Uzbekistan $45M

China $42M

Türkiye $34M

Saudi Arabia $27M

United States $23M

Kazakhstan $17M

Germany $16M

France $10M

Kyrgyzstan $5M

South Korea $5M

Netherlands $4M

Belgium $2M

Malaysia $1M

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Top partners of Afghanistan in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Pakistan	$659 M	$1,513 M	$2,172 M	−$854 M
#2	China	$42 M	$1,544 M	$1,586 M	−$1,501 M
#3	India	$665 M	$334 M	$998 M	$331 M
#4	Uzbekistan	$45 M	$922 M	$966 M	−$877 M
#5	Kazakhstan	$17 M	$528 M	$545 M	−$510 M
#6	Türkiye	$34 M	$211 M	$245 M	−$176 M
#7	Malaysia	$1 M	$229 M	$229 M	−$228 M
#8	Germany	$16 M	$71 M	$87 M	−$55 M
#9	Kyrgyzstan	$5 M	$50 M	$55 M	−$46 M
#10	Belgium	$2 M	$51 M	$52 M	−$49 M
#11	South Korea	$5 M	$36 M	$40 M	−$31 M
#12	France	$10 M	$27 M	$37 M	−$17 M
#13	United States	$23 M	$11 M	$33 M	$12 M
#14	Saudi Arabia	$27 M	$3 M	$31 M	$24 M
#15	Netherlands	$4 M	$23 M	$27 M	−$20 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Afghanistan's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Afghanistan's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.110 → 0.338, a concentrated export base across 113 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Afghanistan per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.110	0.117	72	52
1996	0.100	0.097	79	58
1997	0.067	0.090	84	56
1998	0.111	0.080	82	66
1999	0.090	0.095	86	62
2000	0.111	0.088	100	74
2001	0.105	0.113	108	72
2002	0.102	0.096	101	85
2003	0.162	0.116	110	90
2004	0.166	0.106	114	97
2005	0.146	0.141	115	93
2006	0.155	0.134	120	94
2007	0.165	0.097	112	97
2008	0.153	0.101	130	107
2009	0.467	0.101	120	110
2010	0.177	0.100	126	110
2011	0.233	0.119	125	108
2012	0.247	0.127	126	95
2013	0.249	0.137	132	98
2014	0.303	0.155	123	93
2015	0.304	0.146	133	110
2016	0.261	0.131	137	105
2017	0.320	0.120	136	113
2018	0.289	0.125	135	122
2019	0.282	0.101	144	123
2020	0.263	0.117	132	91
2021	0.242	0.126	138	96
2022	0.395	0.126	127	85
2023	0.336	0.154	117	79
2024	0.338	0.184	113	74

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