Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 19.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 41.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2013.
Afghanistan ranks 158th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +100.2% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -56.6% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +112.8% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +92.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 11.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 9.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 19.5% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Afghanistan was 19.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).