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Saudi Arabia-Afghanistan Trade: In 2021, Saudi Arabia exported $2M to Afghanistan. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Afghanistan were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 25%, from $8.47M in 2016 to $2M in 2021.

In 2021, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2021, Afghanistan exported $30.2M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Saudi Arabia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 50%,  from $3.97M in 2016 to $30.2M in 2021.

In 2021, Afghanistan did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Saudi Arabia exported $2M to Afghanistan. There were not main exports from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 25%, from $8.47M in 2016 to $2M in 2021.

In 2016, Afghanistan exported $30.2M to Saudi Arabia. There were not main exports from Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 50%, from $3.97M in 2021 to $30.2M in 2016.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Afghanistan (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Afghanistan (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$847M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Afghanistan included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Saudi Arabia included Kyrgyzstan ($5.07M), Tajikistan ($4.81M), and Uzbekistan ($8.67M).

Difference in imports from Afghanistan (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Afghanistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of .

During 2016, Afghanistan had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of .

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag) (2021)

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