Afghanistan Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Afghanistan in terms of export sales (selling), including Pakistan, India, and Russia. The second lists top trade partners of Afghanistan regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Major Exports

Market Value: 445 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)
1	Pakistan	230,967	51.95
2	India	128,548	28.92
3	Russia	33,864	7.62
4	Turkey	15,195	3.42
5	United Arab Emirates	9,717	2.19
6	Iran	6,076	1.37
7	Turkmenistan	5,324	1.20
8	Tajikistan	3,577	0.80
9	Iraq	2,309	0.52
10	Swaziland	1,724	0.39
11	United States	1,442	0.32
12	Uzbekistan	1,285	0.29
13	Brazil	1,207	0.27
14	Syria	1,118	0.25
15	China	1,112	0.25
16	Saudi Arabia	1,087	0.24

 

Afghanistan Major Imports

Market Value: 992 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)
1	China	174,505	17.59
2	Pakistan	153,913	15.51
3	Kazakhstan	121,868	12.28
4	Japan	88,064	8.87
5	Malaysia	73,091	7.37
6	Iran	69,786	7.03
7	United Arab Emirates	47,566	4.79
8	India	47,042	4.74
9	Uzbekistan	44,229	4.46
10	North Korea	32,898	3.32
11	Turkey	24,329	2.45
12	Russia	18,617	1.88
13	Saudi Arabia	17,023	1.72
14	Kenya	16,588	1.67
15	Indonesia	9,874	1.00
16	Vietnam	8,514	0.86
17	Tajikistan	8,124	0.82
18	Ukraine	7,471	0.75
19	Thailand	6,270	0.63
20	Turkmenistan	5,414	0.55
21	Germany	4,635	0.47
22	United Kingdom	3,785	0.38
23	United States	3,197	0.32
24	Hong Kong	2,165	0.22
25	Singapore	1,871	0.19
26	Canada	1,440	0.15