Summary
- Afghanistan → China
- $42million
- China → Afghanistan
- $1.5billion
- Afghanistan’s balance
- -$1.5billion
Balance
Afghanistan’s trade balance with China
Trade between Afghanistan and China grew 32.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Afghanistan’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0
- Imports 1.5
- Balance -1.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $17 million | $32 million | -$15 million |
| 1996 | $3 million | $31 million | -$28 million |
| 1997 | $608 thousand | $32 million | -$32 million |
| 1998 | $212 thousand | $24 million | -$24 million |
| 1999 | $3 million | $17 million | -$14 million |
| 2000 | $5 million | $20 million | -$14 million |
| 2001 | $162 thousand | $17 million | -$17 million |
| 2002 | $80 thousand | $17 million | -$17 million |
| 2003 | $612 thousand | $26 million | -$26 million |
| 2004 | $947 thousand | $57 million | -$56 million |
| 2005 | $2 million | $51 million | -$50 million |
| 2006 | $186 thousand | $100 million | -$100 million |
| 2007 | $2 million | $169 million | -$167 million |
| 2008 | $4 million | $426 million | -$422 million |
| 2009 | $2 million | $356 million | -$354 million |
| 2010 | $5 million | $392 million | -$388 million |
| 2011 | $5 million | $353 million | -$348 million |
| 2012 | $5 million | $603 million | -$598 million |
| 2013 | $12 million | $445 million | -$432 million |
| 2014 | $22 million | $727 million | -$704 million |
| 2015 | $17 million | $673 million | -$656 million |
| 2016 | $5 million | $878 million | -$873 million |
| 2017 | $4 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2018 | $23 million | $1.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2019 | $38 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2020 | $54 million | $500 million | -$445 million |
| 2021 | $49 million | $472 million | -$423 million |
| 2022 | $42 million | $551 million | -$509 million |
| 2023 | $64 million | $962 million | -$898 million |
| 2024 | $42 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What Afghanistan sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Afghanistan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Afghanistan and China traded $1.6 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Afghanistan’s 2nd largest trading partner (22% of its trade), and Afghanistan was China’s 130th (0%).
- China in Afghanistan’s trade
- 21.6%
- China’s rank among Afghanistan’s partners
- 2nd
- Afghanistan in China’s trade
- 0%
- Afghanistan’s rank among China’s partners
- 130th
Compare with
Other partners of Afghanistan
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.