Afghanistan - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 6.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 8.52 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.12 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.57
1966 0.28
1967 2.88
1969 2.16
1970 1.83
1971 5.61
1972 3.19
1973 2.82
1974 3.21
1975 2.66
1976 5.73
1977 8.07
1980 3.16
1981 3.01
1982 4.48
1983 2.95
1984 1.95
1985 2.48
1986 8.52
1987 5.96
1988 2.50
1989 3.10
1990 3.73
1991 2.33
1992 3.41
1993 0.20
1994 1.22
1995 0.95
1996 6.10
1997 6.98
1998 7.46
1999 5.09
2000 2.81
2001 2.34
2002 2.38
2003 3.25
2004 3.00
2005 3.32
2006 3.40
2007 4.02
2008 5.59
2009 4.88
2010 5.48
2011 5.70
2012 0.56
2013 0.12
2014 0.12
2015 7.73
2016 4.77
2017 4.79
2018 4.39
2019 5.84
2020 6.42

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Afghanistan was 732,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 875,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 50,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 50,000,000
1961 53,000,000
1962 58,000,000
1963 70,000,000
1964 64,000,000
1965 74,000,000
1966 67,000,000
1967 66,000,000
1968 72,000,000
1969 82,000,000
1970 86,000,000
1971 100,000,000
1972 122,000,000
1973 143,000,000
1974 230,000,000
1975 217,000,000
1976 291,000,000
1977 306,000,000
1978 321,000,000
1979 474,000,000
1980 670,000,000
1981 694,000,000
1982 708,000,000
1983 729,000,000
1984 633,000,000
1985 567,000,000
1986 552,000,000
1987 512,000,000
1988 395,000,000
1989 236,000,000
1990 235,000,000
1991 189,000,000
1992 181,000,000
1993 688,000,000
1994 105,000,000
1995 166,000,000
1996 128,000,000
1997 144,000,000
1998 159,000,000
1999 166,000,000
2000 137,000,000
2001 68,000,000
2002 100,000,000
2003 144,000,000
2004 305,000,000
2005 384,000,000
2006 416,000,000
2007 454,000,000
2008 540,000,000
2009 403,000,000
2010 388,000,000
2011 376,000,000
2012 429,000,000
2013 515,000,000
2014 570,000,000
2015 571,000,000
2016 596,000,000
2017 723,000,000
2018 875,000,000
2019 864,000,000
2020 732,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 6.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.16 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 2012.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 46.49
1961 45.51
1962 35.31
1963 35.38
1964 30.32
1965 41.44
1966 31.28
1967 33.68
1968 18.74
1969 29.08
1970 33.71
1971 42.71
1972 35.24
1973 29.77
1974 24.16
1975 29.40
1976 43.17
1977 35.59
1978 27.07
1979 18.15
1980 19.47
1981 17.04
1982 57.71
1983 74.37
1984 63.51
1985 56.99
1986 48.23
1987 50.34
1988 50.87
1989 55.87
1990 60.96
1991 80.07
1992 85.16
1993 5.37
1994 34.56
1995 17.17
1996 39.37
1997 55.88
1998 54.99
1999 36.18
2000 5.53
2001 7.12
2002 7.05
2003 4.17
2004 5.13
2005 4.51
2006 4.97
2007 5.24
2008 6.99
2009 8.18
2010 8.47
2011 7.10
2012 1.07
2013 2.58
2014 4.23
2015 7.64
2016 4.28
2017 4.17
2018 4.15
2019 6.54
2020 6.71

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 13.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 91.87 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 1.00
1965 0.14
1966 1.54
1967 4.47
1969 3.99
1970 2.48
1971 5.84
1972 4.58
1973 6.46
1974 6.78
1975 5.84
1976 6.86
1977 6.20
1980 0.09
1981 0.03
1982 1.71
1983 0.44
1984 3.39
1985 0.70
1986 0.08
1987 0.17
1988 0.86
1989 0.51
1990 3.38
1991 1.39
1992 2.36
1993 91.87
1994 25.00
1995 60.53
1996 26.80
1997 20.09
1998 13.45
1999 17.23
2000 26.09
2001 35.82
2002 35.31
2003 17.53
2004 23.27
2005 18.74
2006 20.47
2007 18.51
2008 19.63
2009 25.60
2010 35.75
2011 26.09
2012 10.27
2013 16.85
2014 11.77
2015 19.55
2016 13.01
2017 12.78
2018 11.56
2019 11.44
2020 13.79

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 7.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 14.44 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.43
1965 0.14
1966 0.56
1967 0.57
1969 0.61
1972 0.86
1973 2.22
1974 1.27
1975 1.55
1976 1.45
1977 2.19
1980 0.03
1982 1.51
1983 0.16
1984 0.29
1985 0.15
1987 0.03
1988 0.07
1989 0.19
1990 0.40
1991 0.75
1992 1.62
1993 0.51
1994 14.44
1995 10.83
1996 12.57
1997 2.23
1998 0.66
1999 3.46
2000 1.62
2001 1.35
2002 1.36
2003 1.83
2004 1.65
2005 1.69
2006 1.51
2007 1.13
2008 0.36
2009 0.89
2010 3.04
2011 1.56
2012 1.57
2013 5.42
2014 3.73
2015 1.84
2016 3.15
2017 3.33
2018 3.46
2019 3.70
2020 7.23

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 3.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 91.14 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.16
1974 0.16
1975 0.06
1976 0.27
1977 0.06
1987 0.03
1988 0.07
1989 0.04
1990 1.39
1991 0.14
1993 91.14
1994 10.18
1995 49.05
1996 10.70
1997 9.01
1998 8.47
1999 8.60
2000 19.48
2001 30.31
2002 29.76
2003 10.04
2004 16.46
2005 11.64
2006 13.89
2007 12.79
2008 13.64
2009 11.13
2010 21.05
2011 14.70
2015 9.28
2016 4.31
2017 4.04
2018 3.88
2019 4.04
2020 3.35

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 4.72 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1982 0.01
1985 0.15
1988 0.30
1989 0.12
1990 0.55
1991 0.01
1992 0.01
1993 0.00
1994 0.03
1995 0.09
1996 1.03
1997 4.72
1998 1.89
1999 3.55
2008 0.22
2009 0.08
2011 0.13
2015 0.02
2020 0.00

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 12.79 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.57
1966 0.98
1967 3.90
1969 3.38
1970 2.48
1971 5.84
1972 3.71
1973 4.08
1974 5.29
1975 4.23
1976 4.99
1977 3.91
1980 0.06
1981 0.03
1982 0.19
1983 0.28
1984 0.17
1985 0.06
1986 0.08
1987 0.06
1988 0.36
1989 0.13
1990 0.92
1991 0.48
1992 0.49
1993 0.14
1994 0.32
1995 0.55
1996 2.45
1997 3.88
1998 2.40
1999 1.55
2000 4.99
2001 4.16
2002 4.19
2003 5.67
2004 5.16
2005 5.41
2006 5.07
2007 4.59
2008 5.08
2009 12.79
2010 11.65
2011 9.70
2012 8.70
2013 11.43
2014 8.04
2015 8.40
2016 5.53
2017 5.40
2018 4.22
2019 3.67
2020 3.20

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 79.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.66 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.70 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 23.25
1961 12.36
1962 13.58
1963 18.54
1964 25.43
1965 20.86
1966 20.39
1967 24.57
1968 29.93
1969 26.07
1970 23.00
1971 9.97
1972 28.74
1973 31.38
1974 27.51
1975 24.87
1976 19.95
1977 19.29
1978 29.21
1979 21.83
1980 15.94
1981 16.37
1982 33.00
1983 17.40
1984 19.99
1985 17.05
1986 46.33
1987 35.41
1988 16.10
1989 10.10
1990 14.20
1991 7.90
1992 6.26
1993 1.70
1994 11.56
1995 13.06
1996 23.57
1997 24.03
1998 31.55
1999 46.59
2000 68.38
2001 57.05
2002 57.64
2003 78.30
2004 71.60
2005 76.75
2006 74.56
2007 76.25
2008 73.38
2009 66.22
2010 55.78
2011 66.81
2012 88.66
2013 80.57
2014 84.00
2015 72.81
2016 82.71
2017 83.05
2018 84.29
2019 82.02
2020 79.50

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 0.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 2.93 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 0.01
1974 0.07
1976 0.15
1977 0.05
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 2.93
1985 0.34
1987 0.05
1988 0.05
1989 0.02
1990 0.11
1991 0.01
1992 0.24
1993 0.08
1994 0.01
1995 0.01
1996 0.05
1997 0.24
1998 0.04
1999 0.06
2008 0.32
2009 0.72
2015 0.01
2016 0.01
2018 0.00
2019 0.03
2020 0.01

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 66.56 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 30.26
1961 42.13
1962 51.10
1963 45.08
1964 44.25
1965 37.55
1966 46.79
1967 37.28
1968 51.32
1969 40.86
1970 40.80
1971 41.47
1972 31.45
1973 32.38
1974 41.55
1975 39.89
1976 30.02
1977 38.92
1978 43.72
1979 60.02
1980 64.50
1981 66.56
1982 7.57
1983 7.80
1984 13.10
1985 25.26
1986 5.36
1987 14.08
1988 32.17
1989 33.53
1990 21.47
1991 10.64
1992 6.23
1993 1.07
1994 28.88
1995 9.24
1996 10.25
1997 0.00
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 0.00
2005 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.00
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.00
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Afghanistan was 776,722,200 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 875,181,100 in 2018 and 49,900,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 49,900,000
1961 53,400,000
1962 58,900,000
1963 70,100,000
1964 69,600,000
1965 69,500,000
1966 71,600,000
1967 66,407,000
1968 71,817,000
1969 81,884,000
1970 84,591,000
1971 99,900,000
1972 124,419,000
1973 159,016,000
1974 230,550,000
1975 224,861,000
1976 297,146,000
1977 313,137,000
1978 269,156,000
1979 435,015,000
1980 670,474,000
1981 638,117,000
1982 200,898,400
1983 195,405,800
1984 175,982,600
1985 203,069,700
1986 166,305,900
1987 336,183,500
1988 175,081,500
1989 174,740,000
1990 131,088,400
1991 189,029,300
1992 181,319,000
1993 688,112,700
1994 104,603,800
1995 165,993,800
1996 128,046,600
1997 144,654,700
1998 151,181,200
1999 122,752,100
2000 255,638,300
2001 152,686,700
2002 155,922,500
2003 624,258,700
2004 316,300,900
2005 509,191,700
2006 404,162,800
2007 479,663,800
2008 540,065,600
2009 403,441,000
2010 388,483,600
2011 375,846,200
2012 305,795,100
2013 373,958,200
2014 414,759,200
2015 571,405,000
2016 502,089,000
2017 403,941,900
2018 875,181,100
2019 863,833,300
2020 776,722,200

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Afghanistan was 79.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.66 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.70 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 23.25
1961 12.36
1962 13.58
1963 18.54
1964 25.43
1965 20.86
1966 20.39
1967 24.57
1968 29.93
1969 26.07
1970 23.00
1971 9.97
1972 28.74
1973 31.38
1974 27.51
1975 24.87
1976 19.95
1977 19.29
1978 29.21
1979 21.83
1980 15.94
1981 16.37
1982 33.00
1983 17.40
1984 19.99
1985 17.05
1986 46.33
1987 35.41
1988 16.10
1989 10.10
1990 14.20
1991 7.90
1992 6.26
1993 1.70
1994 11.56
1995 13.06
1996 23.57
1997 24.03
1998 31.55
1999 46.59
2000 68.38
2001 57.05
2002 57.64
2003 78.30
2004 71.60
2005 76.75
2006 74.56
2007 76.25
2008 73.38
2009 66.22
2010 55.78
2011 66.81
2012 88.66
2013 80.57
2014 84.00
2015 72.81
2016 82.71
2017 83.05
2018 84.29
2019 82.02
2020 79.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports