Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan

Imports (% of GDP) in Afghanistan in 2024 — 68.06%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 172. Since 2020, the indicator has risen by 31.77 pp.

2024 68.06% +17.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 172
Period maximum 68.06%2024
Period minimum 36.29%2020

Trend over time

2020–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan, 2020–20243040506070202020212022202320242020: 36.29%2021: 37.07%2022: 54.51%2023: 50.76%2024: 68.06%
Change over the period: +31.77 pp Annual average: 7.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Afghanistan 68.06%
World 28.11%
South Asia 23.23%
Southern Asia computed 23.44%
Low-income countries computed 27.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 68.06 +17.3 pp
2023 50.76 −3.74 pp
2022 54.51 +17.44 pp
2021 37.07 +0.78 pp
2020 36.29

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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