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3.7%CURRENT US$
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Afghanistan-France Trade: In 2022, Afghanistan exported $1.44M to France. The main products that Afghanistan exported to France were Precious Stones ($741k), Dried Vegetables ($394k), and Perfume Plants ($82.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.4%, from $8.78M in 2017 to $1.44M in 2022.

In 2022, Afghanistan did not export any services to France.

France-Afghanistan Trade: In 2022, France exported $28.6M to Afghanistan. The main products that France exported to Afghanistan were Other Edible Preparations ($12.8M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.32M), and Malt Extract ($3.72M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.34%,  from $23.1M in 2017 to $28.6M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Comparison: In 2022,  Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Afghanistan exported $1.44M to France. The main products exported from Afghanistan to France were Precious Stones ($741k), Dried Vegetables ($394k), and Perfume Plants ($82.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.4%, from $8.78M in 2017 to $1.44M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $28.6M to Afghanistan. The main products exported from France to Afghanistan were Other Edible Preparations ($12.8M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.32M), and Malt Extract ($3.72M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.34%, from $23.1M in 2022 to $28.6M in 2017.

Exports from Afghanistan (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Afghanistan (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Afghanistan (Flag) and France (Flag)

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$847M
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Afghanistan or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Afghanistan and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than France included Pakistan ($847M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Afghanistan included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Afghanistan - France

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Afghanistan and France by product, considering products traded by both, Afghanistan and France.

During 2022, Afghanistan had a large net trade with France in the exports of Precious Metals ($750k), Vegetable Products ($479k), and Textiles ($111k).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of Foodstuffs ($16.7M), Chemical Products ($7.34M), and Machines ($2.83M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Afghanistan and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Afghanistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Afghanistan.

Product Space of Afghanistan (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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