Afghanistan (AFG)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$870.49M

Imports

$8.57B

Total trade

$9.44B

Trade balance

-$7.70B

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Afghanistan - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

Pakistan (PAK)

Total

14.9%

Exports

34.3%

$298.64M

Imports

12.9%

$1.10B

Total

14.9%

$1.40B

Rank #2

Iran (IRN)

Total

13.4%

Exports

1.7%

$15.05M

Imports

14.6%

$1.25B

Total

13.4%

$1.26B

Rank #3

China (CHN)

Total

13.0%

Exports

3.6%

$31.00M

Imports

13.9%

$1.19B

Total

13.0%

$1.22B

Rank #4

India (IND)

Total

9.2%

Exports

47.1%

$410.14M

Imports

5.3%

$453.70M

Total

9.2%

$863.83M

Rank #5

USA (USA)

Total

8.3%

Exports

0.3%

$3.01M

Imports

9.1%

$783.75M

Total

8.3%

$786.76M

Rank #6

Turkmenistan (TKM)

Total

7.3%

Exports

0.1%

$1.17M

Imports

8.1%

$690.21M

Total

7.3%

$691.39M

Rank #7

Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Total

5.6%

Exports

0.4%

$3.20M

Imports

6.1%

$522.24M

Total

5.6%

$525.43M

Rank #8

Uzbekistan (UZB)

Total

4.6%

Exports

0.2%

$2.08M

Imports

5.1%

$433.35M

Total

4.6%

$435.43M

Rank #9

Malaysia (MYS)

Total

3.4%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

3.7%

$320.76M

Total

3.4%

$320.76M

Rank #10

Türkiye (TUR)

Total

3.4%

Exports

2.9%

$25.15M

Imports

3.4%

$291.17M

Total

3.4%

$316.32M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	Pakistan (PAK)	34.3% $298.64M	12.9% $1.10B	14.9% $1.40B
2	Iran (IRN)	1.7% $15.05M	14.6% $1.25B	13.4% $1.26B
3	China (CHN)	3.6% $31.00M	13.9% $1.19B	13.0% $1.22B
4	India (IND)	47.1% $410.14M	5.3% $453.70M	9.2% $863.83M
5	USA (USA)	0.3% $3.01M	9.1% $783.75M	8.3% $786.76M
6	Turkmenistan (TKM)	0.1% $1.17M	8.1% $690.21M	7.3% $691.39M
7	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0.4% $3.20M	6.1% $522.24M	5.6% $525.43M
8	Uzbekistan (UZB)	0.2% $2.08M	5.1% $433.35M	4.6% $435.43M
9	Malaysia (MYS)	0.0% $0	3.7% $320.76M	3.4% $320.76M
10	Türkiye (TUR)	2.9% $25.15M	3.4% $291.17M	3.4% $316.32M

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Total trade in 2024 reached $9.4B, comprising $870.5M in exports and $8.6B in imports.
Afghanistan ranked 173rd in total trade, exports, and imports globally.
The top export partners are India ($410.1M, 47.1% share) and Pakistan ($298.6M, 34.3% share).
Primary import partners include Iran ($1.2B, 14.6% share) and China ($1.2B, 13.9% share).
The country's leading export category is Edible Fruit and Nuts (HS2 08), valued at $387.0M.
Mineral Fuels (HS2 27) is the largest import category, with a total value of $1.9B.

Trade Balance and Partners

In 2024, Afghanistan's total trade volume was $9.4B. Exports were valued at $870.5M and imports at $8.6B, creating a trade deficit of -$7.7B. The country's exports are heavily concentrated with its top partners, with India and Pakistan accounting for the majority of its export market. On the import side, Iran and China are the most significant sources of goods.

Top Traded Products

Afghanistan's export economy is led by agricultural products. Edible Fruit and Nuts (HS2 08) is the most valuable export, contributing $387.0M or 44.5% of the total. Following this, Lac, Gums, and Resins (HS2 13) is another significant export category. The import profile is dominated by Mineral Fuels (HS2 27), which accounts for $1.9B, or 22.7% of all imports. Products of the Milling Industry (HS2 11) is the second-largest import category.

Exports

Afghanistan - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2019 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2019 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$386.98M

44.5% share

#2 • HS 13

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

$115.06M

13.2% share

#3 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$80.75M

9.3% share

#4 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$69.57M

8.0% share

#5 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$56.29M

6.5% share

#6 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$43.34M

5.0% share

#7 • HS 52

Cotton

$27.53M

3.2% share

#8 • HS 57

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

$24.89M

2.9% share

#9 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$19.00M

2.2% share

#10 • HS 10

Cereals

$8.78M

1.0% share

#11 • HS 41

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

$7.97M

0.9% share

#12 • HS 78

Lead and articles thereof

$7.02M

0.8% share

#13 • HS 51

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

$5.63M

0.6% share

#14 • HS 05

Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included

$4.33M

0.5% share

#15 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$1.84M

0.2% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$386.98M	44.5%
2	Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts	$115.06M	13.2%
3	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$80.75M	9.3%
4	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$69.57M	8.0%
5	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$56.29M	6.5%
6	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$43.34M	5.0%
7	Cotton	$27.53M	3.2%
8	Carpets and other textile floor coverings	$24.89M	2.9%
9	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$19.00M	2.2%
10	Cereals	$8.78M	1.0%
11	Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather	$7.97M	0.9%
12	Lead and articles thereof	$7.02M	0.8%
13	Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric	$5.63M	0.6%
14	Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included	$4.33M	0.5%
15	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$1.84M	0.2%

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Afghanistan - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Afghanistan - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Afghanistan - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2019 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2019 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$1.94B

22.7% share

#2 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$592.77M

6.9% share

#3 • HS 99

Commodities not specified according to kind

$512.40M

6.0% share

#4 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$455.74M

5.3% share

#5 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$438.86M

5.1% share

#6 • HS 68

Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof

$390.74M

4.6% share

#7 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$388.45M

4.5% share

#8 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$358.35M

4.2% share

#9 • HS 53

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

$354.69M

4.1% share

#10 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$245.01M

2.9% share

#11 • HS 17

Sugars and sugar confectionery

$227.40M

2.7% share

#12 • HS 10

Cereals

$196.32M

2.3% share

#13 • HS 40

Rubber and articles thereof

$186.20M

2.2% share

#14 • HS 30

Pharmaceutical products

$161.92M

1.9% share

#15 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$140.57M

1.6% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$1.94B	22.7%
2	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$592.77M	6.9%
3	Commodities not specified according to kind	$512.40M	6.0%
4	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$455.74M	5.3%
5	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$438.86M	5.1%
6	Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof	$390.74M	4.6%
7	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$388.45M	4.5%
8	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$358.35M	4.2%
9	Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn	$354.69M	4.1%
10	Iron and steel	$245.01M	2.9%
11	Sugars and sugar confectionery	$227.40M	2.7%
12	Cereals	$196.32M	2.3%
13	Rubber and articles thereof	$186.20M	2.2%
14	Pharmaceutical products	$161.92M	1.9%
15	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$140.57M	1.6%

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Afghanistan - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Afghanistan - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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