Afghanistan: Imports, percent of GDP

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 Afghanistan

Imports of goods and services as percent of GDP

 Latest value 54.51
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2020 - 2022
 Average 42.62
 Min - Max 36.29 - 54.51
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 54.51 percent, an increase from 37.07 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 52.43 percent, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2020 to 2022 is 42.62 percent. The minimum value, 36.29 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 54.51 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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The imports of Afghanistan and other countries are calculated as the total amount of goods and services produced abroad and sold at home. Imports are often reported as percent of GDP so that we can evaluate their magnitude relative to the size of the economy.

If imports are about 15 percent or less of GDP the economy is considered relatively closed. That, for example, applies to the U.S. In contrast, many small European countries import over 40 percent of the products they consume. They are considered more open to international trade.
Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Terms of trade 106.03 2021 percent
 Trade openness 67.27 2023 percent
 Financial openness -1.931 2000 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 18.38 2022 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 2.89 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 18.61 2022 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 54.51 2022 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 8.70 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.14 2021 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.03 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2020 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 11.16 2020 percent
 Current account, in dollars -3.14 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -36.13 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -5.51 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 9.75 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.55 2022 percent
 Remittances 300.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 2,997.40 2020 million USD
 External debt 24.77 2021 percent
 Short-term external debt 12.45 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 4.46 2020 percent
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