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Afghanistan — Trade & Compliance

Afghanistan's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

3
trade agreements
4
cargo treaties
6.50%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Afghanistan beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1India41.2%
  2. 2Pakistan40.8%
  3. 3Uzbekistan2.8%
  4. 4China2.6%
  5. 5Türkiye2.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China27.0%
  2. 2Pakistan26.4%
  3. 3Uzbekistan16.1%
  4. 4Kazakhstan9.2%
  5. 5India5.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Fruits & nuts36.7%
  2. 2Vegetables15.5%
  3. 3Cotton14.0%
  4. 4Lac, gums, resins7.6%
  5. 5Coffee, tea, spices6.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Milling products11.6%
  2. 2Cereals7.9%
  3. 3Pharmaceuticals6.8%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.2%
  5. 5Mineral fuels & oils5.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1India+15.74pp
  2. 2Uzbekistan+2.77pp
  3. 3Kazakhstan+0.53pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Pakistan−17.22pp
  2. 2United Arab Emirates−2.05pp
  3. 3Iran−1.79pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Fruits & nuts+9.74pp
  2. 2Vegetables+5.51pp
  3. 3Coffee, tea, spices+2.62pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−18.23pp
  2. 2Salt, sulphur, stone, cement−3.24pp
  3. 3Carpets−0.56pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - Accession of Afghanistan2011
FTAGoods
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)2006
FTAGoods
India - Afghanistan2003
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 3 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 198279 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
    Party · 197742 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
    Party · 197137 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 4 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
AFN
Afghani
ISO numeric 9712 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
6.50%
simple average (2018)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
8
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
149
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeWAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONJAM'YAH TA'AWUN AL-ISLAMIAAbdul Hai Hazem Abdul QaderAgha, Abdul Rahman

157 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Wheat
5.2M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
coal
425K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 82 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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