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Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Afghanistan in 2019 — 21.04%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 168. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 32.72 pp.

2019 21.04% +4.34 pp vs 2018
World rank 4of 168
Period maximum 61.1%1963
Period minimum 0.04%2013

Trend over time

1962–2019 · % of merchandise exports

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan, 1962–2019020406080196219681974198019861992199820042010201620191962: 53.76%1963: 61.1%1964: 54.44%1965: 45.76%1966: 51.71%1967: 46.36%1968: 38.09%1969: 38.05%1970: 35.82%1971: 45.66%1972: 33.94%1973: 26.89%1974: 31.48%1975: 33.67%1976: 39.39%1977: 36.84%2008: 9.89%2009: 7.56%2010: 10.77%2011: 12.88%2012: 0.24%2013: 0.04%2014: 0.05%2015: 14.8%2016: 16.36%2017: 17.06%2018: 16.69%2019: 21.04%
Change over the period: −32.72 pp Annual average: -0.57 pp

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 21.04%
World 1.34%
South Asia 1.2%
Southern Asia computed 1.12%
Low-income countries computed 4.86%
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 21.04 +4.34 pp
2018 16.69 −0.37 pp
2017 17.06 +0.7 pp
2016 16.36 +1.56 pp
2015 14.8 +14.75 pp
2014 0.05 +0.01 pp
2013 0.04 −0.2 pp
2012 0.24 −12.64 pp
2011 12.88 +2.11 pp
2010 10.77 +3.21 pp
2009 7.56 −2.34 pp
2008 9.89 —
1977 36.84 −2.55 pp
1976 39.39 +5.72 pp
1975 33.67 +2.2 pp
1974 31.48 +4.58 pp
1973 26.89 −7.04 pp
1972 33.94 −11.72 pp
1971 45.66 +9.83 pp
1970 35.82 −2.23 pp
1969 38.05 −0.04 pp
1968 38.09 −8.26 pp
1967 46.36 −5.36 pp
1966 51.71 +5.95 pp
1965 45.76 −8.68 pp
1964 54.44 −6.66 pp
1963 61.1 +7.34 pp
1962 53.76 —

Southern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AF Afghanistan 21.04 LK Sri Lanka 2.49 NP Nepal 1.91 IN India 1.15 PK Pakistan 1.02 IR Iran 0.52 BT Bhutan 0.24 MV Maldives 0.01
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About the indicator

The share of agricultural raw materials in merchandise exports: cotton, natural rubber, rough timber, hides, wool, silk. The category is kept apart from food because this is an input to industry rather than to consumption: a country that ships out cotton and brings in fabric depends on foreign processing just as an ore supplier does. This series shows the countries where a timber or textile industry never took shape.

Important: Non-food raw materials: food and beverages do not enter. Timber is counted rough — sawn wood and furniture belong to manufactured exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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