Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan is 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6409 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.6028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.31 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Sri Lanka 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Guinea-Bissau 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 India 0.1905 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6409 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.