Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan

Exports (% of GDP) in Afghanistan in 2024 — 15.7%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 172. Since 2020, the indicator has risen by 5.28 pp.

2024 15.7% −0.53 pp vs 2023
World rank 152of 172
Period maximum 18.38%2022
Period minimum 10.42%2020

Trend over time

2020–2024 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan, 2020–2024101214161820202020212022202320242020: 10.42%2021: 14.34%2022: 18.38%2023: 16.24%2024: 15.7%
Change over the period: +5.28 pp Annual average: 1.32 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Afghanistan 15.7%
World 29.08%
South Asia 20.77%
Southern Asia computed 20.27%
Low-income countries computed 18.22%
Exports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.7 −0.53 pp
2023 16.24 −2.14 pp
2022 18.38 +4.04 pp
2021 14.34 +3.92 pp
2020 10.42

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.