Afghanistan - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Afghanistan was 39.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 62.93 in 2002, while its lowest value was 11.44 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 25.48
1961 27.69
1962 31.83
1963 25.96
1964 23.50
1965 19.37
1966 13.93
1967 11.47
1968 13.54
1969 14.76
1970 11.44
1971 13.16
1972 17.92
1973 18.17
1974 21.94
1975 23.96
1976 21.60
1977 21.47
1978 21.70
1979 24.31
1980 41.49
1981 45.42
2002 62.93
2003 49.72
2004 47.49
2005 45.98
2006 45.33
2007 35.66
2008 35.22
2009 30.11
2010 34.95
2011 38.70
2012 47.71
2013 45.02
2014 40.49
2015 43.35
2016 39.36
2017 41.53
2018 45.88
2019 40.64
2020 39.29

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade