Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 173 Kiribati 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 174 East Timor 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Barbados 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Nepal 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Sudan 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Bahamas 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (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$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 82.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.