Manufactures exports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Manufactures exports was 4.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Afghanistan, 1962–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Afghanistan is 4.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 39.9% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Afghanistan peaked at 34.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 13.8% | — |
| 1963 | 9.5% | -31.6% |
| 1964 | 12.9% | +36.0% |
| 1965 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 8.0% | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 11.5% | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +138.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -48.0% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -58.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | 7.2% | 13.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 18.0% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 3.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 165 Cameroon 6.0% compare
- 166 Azerbaijan 5.3% compare
- 167 Ecuador 4.9% compare
- 169 Mozambique 4.6% compare
- 170 Greenland 4.5% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 82.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Afghanistan?
- Manufactures exports in Afghanistan was 4.8% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for manufactures exports?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.