Afghanistan vs India: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
India
0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
158th
India rank
161st

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 158th and India ranks 161st of 203 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan India Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.386 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1774 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or India?
Afghanistan, at 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and India?
0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 158th and India ranks 161st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.