# Trade as a share of GDP in Afghanistan

Trade as a share of GDP in Afghanistan was 83.8% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `trade_share_gdp`
- Place id: `af`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.
- Note: Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.
- Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/trade-share-gdp/afghanistan
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=trade_share_gdp&place=af

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 83.8 |
| 2023 | 67 |
| 2022 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 51.4 |
| 2020 | 46.7 |