Overview: In 2019 Afghanistan was the number 113 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 138 in total exports, the number 118 in total imports,
the number 182 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 133 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI)
In 2019, Afghanistan exported a total of $2.24B, making it the number 138 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Afghanistan have changed by $1.44B from $800M in 2014 to $2.24B in 2019.
In 2019 Afghanistan imported $6.92B, making it the number 118 trade destination in the world. During the last five reported years the imports of Afghanistan changed by -$4.05B from $11B in 2014 to $6.92B in 2019.
In 2015, Afghanistan exported $649M worth of services. The top services exported by Afghanistan in 2015 were Construction in the compiling economy ($189M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($122M), Government services, n.i.e. ($113M), Communications services ($69M), and Air transport ($61.9M).
The top services imported by Afghanistan in 2015 were Other transport ($1.01B), Insurance services ($201M), Business travel ($63.5M), Air transport ($53.5M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($41.2M).
*The tariffs applied to imports for Afghanistan are:136: Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement366: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Preferential Trading Arragement (SAPTA)
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
Afghanistan has a high level of specialization in Insect Resins (1.15k), Soapstone (322), Spice Seeds (201), Grapes (159), and Dried Fruits (100). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Afghanistan observed and expected exports in each product.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities.
Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions.