Afghanistan Annual Imports

Afghanistan's imports rose to $8.57 billion in 2019, up from $7.41 billion in 2018, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 15.7% ($1.16 billion) from the previous year. Top imports for Afghanistan were Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen ($1.94 billion), Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat ($592.77 million), Fats and oils, edible fats and waxes ($455.74 million). Afghanistan's top three import partners in 2019 were Iran (14.6%), China (13.9%), and Pakistan (12.9%), together accounting for 41.4% of total imports.

Afghanistan's trade deficit widened to $7.7 billion in 2019 from $6.52 billion in 2018. This shows an increase of 18% ($1.18 billion).

Import Partners Imported Goods Historical Data

Afghanistan Imports by Country (2019)

The table below shows the ranking of Afghanistan imports by country in 2019, highlighting the top import partners.

Import Rank	Country	Import Value ↓	Import Change %	Import Share (%)	Year
1	Iran	$1.25B	-1.3%	14.6%	2019
2	China	$1.19B	2.3%	13.9%	2019
3	Pakistan	$1.1B	1.5%	12.9%	2019
4	United States	$783.75M	1324.3%	9.1%	2019
5	Turkmenistan	$690.21M	79.1%	8.1%	2019
6	Kazakhstan	$522.24M	-34%	6.1%	2019
7	India	$453.7M	28.1%	5.3%	2019
8	Uzbekistan	$433.35M	-21.8%	5.1%	2019
9	Malaysia	$320.76M	13.6%	3.7%	2019
10	Turkey	$291.17M	269.4%	3.4%	2019
11	Russia	$260.52M	65.2%	3%	2019
12	Japan	$229.8M	-44.5%	2.7%	2019
13	United Arab Emirates	$154.01M	23.9%	1.8%	2019
14	Tajikistan	$119.47M	24.7%	1.4%	2019
15	Germany	$89.7M	36.9%	1%	2019
16	Vietnam	$74.36M	14.6%	0.9%	2019
17	South Korea	$66.38M	-5.6%	0.8%	2019
18	Kenya	$57.24M	-30.4%	0.7%	2019
19	Belarus	$50.29M	1080.2%	0.6%	2019
20	Azerbaijan	$48.47M	1392.5%	0.6%	2019
21	Indonesia	$38.1M	-11.4%	0.4%	2019
22	United Kingdom	$18.91M	306.3%	0.2%	2019
23	Denmark	$15.74M	1176.4%	0.2%	2019
24	Australia	$15.13M	37.8%	0.2%	2019
25	Italy	$14.76M	61%	0.2%	2019
26	Netherlands	$13.94M	104.3%	0.2%	2019
27	Thailand	$13.67M	-18.8%	0.2%	2019
28	France	$11.73M	58.4%	0.1%	2019
29	Canada	$11.5M	13%	0.1%	2019
30	Ireland	$11.19M	108.7%	0.1%	2019
31	Bangladesh	$7.62M	21.3%	0.089%	2019
32	Belgium	$7.04M	-37%	0.082%	2019
33	Greece	$5.93M	2634.5%	0.069%	2019
34	Lithuania	$5.59M	-5.7%	0.065%	2019
35	Eswatini	$5.24M	7.1%	0.061%	2019
36	Sweden	$5.2M	-2.4%	0.061%	2019
37	Poland	$5.1M	23.3%	0.059%	2019
38	Mexico	$4.92M	596.4%	0.057%	2019
39	Georgia	$4.85M		0.057%	2019
40	Brazil	$4.6M	122.2%	0.054%	2019
41	Saudi Arabia	$4.53M	-13.9%	0.053%	2019
42	Ukraine	$4.19M	-16.7%	0.049%	2019
43	Spain	$3.29M	20.5%	0.038%	2019
44	Lebanon	$3.09M	-14.9%	0.036%	2019
45	Singapore	$2.28M	-33.7%	0.027%	2019
46	Oman	$2.21M	-50.3%	0.026%	2019
47	New Zealand	$1.68M	-0.9%	0.02%	2019
48	Egypt	$1.42M	-3.7%	0.017%	2019
49	Czech Republic	$1.4M	4.9%	0.016%	2019
50	Austria	$1.33M	-70.9%	0.016%	2019
51	Hong Kong	$1.17M	73.5%	0.014%	2019
52	Hungary	$1.1M	25.7%	0.013%	2019
53	Jordan	$899,346.2	75.5%	0.01%	2019
54	Sri Lanka	$767,793	66.7%	0.009%	2019
55	Estonia	$718,081.9	-55.9%	0.008%	2019
56	Mauritius	$640,774.6	413.1%	0.007%	2019
57	American Samoa	$614,220.6	-70.8%	0.007%	2019
58	Finland	$505,141.7	65.8%	0.006%	2019
59	Croatia	$490,593.5	182.1%	0.006%	2019
60	Aruba	$483,928.7	-54.5%	0.006%	2019
61	Guatemala	$430,017	30.3%	0.005%	2019
62	Sudan	$427,088	41.8%	0.005%	2019
63	Portugal	$419,387	911.6%	0.005%	2019
64	Slovakia	$300,734	-16.9%	0.004%	2019
65	Switzerland	$272,091.5	172.5%	0.003%	2019
66	Argentina	$257,396.2	21.2%	0.003%	2019
67	Kyrgyzstan	$233,224.4	-51.7%	0.003%	2019
68	Philippines	$226,253.6	69.5%	0.003%	2019
69	Bahrain	$205,869.7	-3%	0.002%	2019
70	Luxembourg	$203,256.2	5762.7%	0.002%	2019
71	Yemen	$191,576.8		0.002%	2019
72	Cyprus	$165,213.6		0.002%	2019
73	South Africa	$136,117.9	-64.4%	0.002%	2019
74	Norway	$132,940.8	133.4%	0.002%	2019
75	Andorra	$122,809.4	13701%	0.001%	2019
76	Bulgaria	$121,456.6	-66.5%	0.001%	2019
77	Latvia	$115,016.1	1289.6%	0.001%	2019
78	Liberia	$91,435.21		0.001%	2019
79	Qatar	$50,553.7	20378.7%	0.001%	2019
80	Kuwait	$42,010.27	-90.4%	0%	2019
81	Zimbabwe	$40,498.84		0%	2019
82	Romania	$39,958.59	-88.9%	0%	2019
83	Morocco	$34,151.3	-23.2%	0%	2019
84	Nepal	$26,283.79	1269.5%	0%	2019
85	Curaçao	$18,384.86	-60.6%	0%	2019
86	Iceland	$17,401.23		0%	2019
87	Mozambique	$11,270.88		0%	2019
88	Laos	$11,148.42		0%	2019
89	Ecuador	$10,266.56		0%	2019
92	Namibia	$6,174.63	-45.6%	0%	2019
94	Costa Rica	$5,497.52		0%	2019
95	Niger	$5,190.4	165.4%	0%	2019
96	Tanzania	$4,323.04	-27.8%	0%	2019
97	Cambodia	$4,196.08		0%	2019
98	Madagascar	$4,043.82	-60.6%	0%	2019
99	Chad	$3,509.75		0%	2019
100	Slovenia	$3,026.81	9142.2%	0%	2019
101	Iraq	$2,624.6	-74.2%	0%	2019
102	Zambia	$2,619.58		0%	2019
103	North Macedonia	$2,522.72	4.5%	0%	2019
106	Sierra Leone	$874.4	528.7%	0%	2019
107	Israel	$626.72	-88.2%	0%	2019
111	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$172.03		0%	2019
112	Malta	$167.4	-64.1%	0%	2019
113	Tunisia	$75.49	-99.8%	0%	2019
114	São Tomé & Príncipe	$72.85		0%	2019

Afghanistan Imports by Goods (2019)

The table below shows the ranking of Afghanistan imports by goods in 2019, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank	Imported Goods	Import Value ↓	Import Share (%)	Year
1	Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen	$1.94B	22.7%	2019
2	Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten	$592.77M	6.9%	2019
3	Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes	$455.74M	5.3%	2019
4	Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment	$438.86M	5.1%	2019
6	Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos	$390.74M	4.6%	2019
7	Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts	$388.45M	4.5%	2019
8	Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn	$358.94M	4.2%	2019
9	Optical, medical, measuring instruments	$358.35M	4.2%	2019
10	Unspecified commodities	$310.43M	3.6%	2019
11	Iron and steel	$245.01M	2.9%	2019
12	Sugar and confectionery	$227.4M	2.7%	2019
13	Cereals	$196.32M	2.3%	2019
14	Rubber and rubber articles	$186.2M	2.2%	2019
15	Pharmaceutical products	$161.92M	1.9%	2019
16	Paper, paperboard and articles	$140.57M	1.6%	2019
17	Coffee, tea, mate, spices	$137.16M	1.6%	2019
18	Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors	$133.25M	1.6%	2019
19	Fertilizers	$127.8M	1.5%	2019
20	Plastics and plastic articles	$120.13M	1.4%	2019
21	Edible vegetables, roots, tubers	$109.07M	1.3%	2019
22	Wood and wood products, charcoal	$108.52M	1.3%	2019
23	Meat and edible offal	$91.54M	1.1%	2019
24	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	$84.88M	1%	2019
25	Articles of iron or steel	$83.82M	1%	2019
26	Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products	$81.85M	1%	2019
27	Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery	$81.55M	1%	2019
28	Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes	$78.68M	0.9%	2019
29	Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel	$76.22M	0.9%	2019
30	Miscellaneous base metal articles	$76.14M	0.9%	2019
31	Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants	$69.78M	0.8%	2019
32	Aluminium and aluminium articles	$56.49M	0.7%	2019
33	Glass and glassware	$56.12M	0.7%	2019
34	Footwear and parts	$53.39M	0.6%	2019
35	Ceramic products	$47.91M	0.6%	2019
36	Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes	$46.32M	0.5%	2019
37	Miscellaneous manufactured goods	$32.03M	0.4%	2019
38	Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products	$28.04M	0.3%	2019
39	Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts	$27.61M	0.3%	2019
40	Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery	$21.98M	0.3%	2019
41	Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment	$21.59M	0.3%	2019
42	Beverages, spirits, vinegar	$21.43M	0.3%	2019
43	Organic chemicals	$19.24M	0.2%	2019
44	Cotton	$19.04M	0.2%	2019
45	Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics	$18.38M	0.2%	2019
46	Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics	$18.02M	0.2%	2019
47	Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks	$17.58M	0.2%	2019
48	Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts	$16.96M	0.2%	2019
49	Live animals	$16.79M	0.2%	2019
50	Food industry residues, animal feed	$15.82M	0.2%	2019
51	Knitted or crocheted clothing	$14.29M	0.2%	2019
52	Non-knitted clothing	$13.9M	0.2%	2019
53	Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags	$12.53M	0.1%	2019
54	Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches	$9.5M	0.1%	2019
55	Miscellaneous chemical products	$9.14M	0.1%	2019
56	Salt, sulphur, stone, cement	$6.87M	0.08%	2019
57	Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods	$6.74M	0.079%	2019
58	Carpets and textile floor coverings	$6.61M	0.077%	2019
59	Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products	$6.46M	0.075%	2019
60	Man-made staple fibres	$6M	0.07%	2019
61	Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings	$5.87M	0.069%	2019
62	Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins	$5.49M	0.064%	2019
63	Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords	$5.45M	0.064%	2019
64	Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates	$5.03M	0.059%	2019
65	Aircraft, spacecraft, parts	$4.6M	0.054%	2019
66	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$4.18M	0.049%	2019
67	Arms, ammunition, parts	$4.1M	0.048%	2019
68	Glues, enzymes, modified starches	$4.09M	0.048%	2019
69	Raw hides, skins, leather	$3.31M	0.039%	2019
70	Cork and cork products	$3.1M	0.036%	2019
71	Tools, cutlery, base metal parts	$2.66M	0.031%	2019
72	Wool and animal hair fabrics	$2.63M	0.031%	2019
73	Man-made filaments	$2.58M	0.03%	2019
74	Toys, games, sports goods	$2M	0.023%	2019
75	Nickel and nickel articles	$1.97M	0.023%	2019
76	Photographic and cinematographic goods	$1.91M	0.022%	2019
77	Zinc and zinc articles	$1.51M	0.018%	2019
79	Printed books, newspapers, printed matter	$1.27M	0.015%	2019
80	Clocks, watches, parts	$518,675.2	0.006%	2019
81	Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage	$390,615.7	0.005%	2019
82	Copper and copper articles	$380,326.8	0.004%	2019
83	Headgear	$328,263.9	0.004%	2019
84	Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods	$279,446.4	0.003%	2019
85	Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops	$244,361	0.003%	2019
86	Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods	$233,618.8	0.003%	2019
87	Ores, slag, ash	$151,871.2	0.002%	2019
88	Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects	$132,874.5	0.002%	2019
89	Silk	$100,945.6	0.001%	2019
90	Animal products	$39,071.17	0%	2019
91	Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard	$36,404.17	0%	2019
92	Musical instruments, parts	$25,038.92	0%	2019
93	Lead and lead articles	$186.82	0%	2019

Afghanistan Annual Imports Historical Data

The table below shows historical data for Afghanistan imports (2008-2019), values in Billion USD.

Year	Import Value (Billion USD)
2019	8.57
2018	7.41
2017	7.79
2016	6.53
2015	7.72
2014	7.7
2013	8.55
2012	6.2
2011	6.39
2010	5.15
2009	3.34
2008	3.02