Afghanistan: Terms of trade
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| Afghanistan |
Terms of trade, base year = 2000 |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 106.03 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2021 |
| Average | 90.21 |
| Min - Max | 61.22 - 118.15 |
| Source | The United Nations |
The latest value from 2021 is 106.03 percent, a decline from 118.15 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 109.62 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2021 is 90.21 percent. The minimum value, 61.22 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 118.15 percent was recorded in 2020.
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The terms of trade for Afghanistan are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 106.03 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 72.89 | 2022 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.931 | 2000 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 18.38 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 2.67 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 18.61 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 54.51 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 7.90 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 0.14 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.02 | 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 | 11.61 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 4.46 | 2020 | percent |