AFGHANISTAN

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Member Trade Bloc: ECO

Location: Afghanistan, which is landlocked, is located in Central Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran, and south
of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Capital: Kabul Surface area: 652.1 thousand sq. km. Official language: Pashtun (35%), Dari.
Population: 31.9 million (July 2007 est.)
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
GDP (US$ bn):
GDP per capita (Us$)
Real GDP growth (% change YOY)
Goods exports (%GDP)
Inflation(% change YOY)
Unemployment rate (%)
Total Exports (US$ bn)
Total Imports (US$ bn)

2001
2.5
90
n.a.
28.7
n.a.
n.a.
0.100
1.000

2002
4.1
182
28.6
31.6
n.a.
n.a.
0.250
1.500

2003
4.6
199
15.7
41.3
24.1
n.a.
0.350
2.300

2004
6.0
253
8.0
27.5
13.2
n.a.
0.420
2.700

2005
7.3
300
14.0
24.6
12.3
40
0.560
3.200

2006
8.9
354
12.0
23.3
5.1
n.a.
0.400
2.850

2007
9.9
362
13.0
n.a.
8.3
n.a.
0.480
2.950

GDP COMPOSITION: Agriculture: 38% Industry: 24%, Services: 38% (2007)

MAJOR INDUSTRIES: small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; hand woven carpets;
natural gas, coal, copper

MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS OF AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistans principal export destinations 2007:
1. India
22.0%
2. Pakistan
15.8%
3. US
14.6%
6.3%
4. UK

Afghanistans principal import sources 2007:

1. Pakistan
25.5%
2. United States
11.9%
3. Germany
7.1%
5.1%
4. India

AFGHANISTANS MAIN ITEMS OF EXPORT: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton,
hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
AFGHANISTANS MAIN ITEMS OF IMPORT: capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products

TRADE BETWEEN PAKISTAN & AFGHANISTAN

(Million US$)
YEAR

EXPORT

IMPORT

2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08

168.632
315.699
492.871
747.722
1063.672
753.939
1145.943

22.763
34.809
47.441
38.971
47.49
76.230
90.486

Balance of
Trade
145.87
280.890
445.430
708.751
1016.182
677.709
1055.457

TOTAL
EXPORT OF
PAKISTAN
9202.218
11,160.246
12,313.285
14,391.081
16,452.398
16,976.243
19222.857

% SHARE
IN TOTAL
EXP.
1.83
2.83
4.00
5.20
6.47
4.44
5.96

TOTAL
IMPORTS OF
PAKISTAN
10,342.865
12,220.253
15,591.776
20,598.114
28,586.007
30,539.709

% SHARE IN
TOTAL
IMPORTS
0.22
0.28
0.30
0.19
0.16
0.24
0.226

39968.496

1500
1000
Exports

500

Imports

0
200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708

Share of Pakistan Exports in Afghanistans total Imports(2007)=25.5 %

Share of Pakistan Imports in Afghanistans total Exports(2007)= 15.8 %

Major items of export from Pakistan to Afghanistan (US$ Million)

Major Items of Import from Afghanistan to Pakistan (US$ Million)

Commodity Description

Commodity Description

03-04

05-06

06-07

07-08

Petro & Petr. Products

126.617

311.333

442.88

313.92

477.14

Iron & Steel & its articles

5.976

20.024

12.051

19.06

28.62

Plastic & articles there

of

92.17

78.932

112.28

79.59

120.97

Ed. Fruits, Nuts etc.

12.792

6.486

11.55

18.30

23.72

Wheat Floor

91.151

97.282

138.38

98.09

149.09

Edible Vegetable

6.238

2.829

7.182

11.430

17.57

5.495

1.955

3.04

4.57

9.42

0.770

0.908

1.511

2.28

4.71

Animal or Vegetable
fats or oil
Iron & steel & its
products

03-04

04-05

05-06

06-07

07-08

58.652

106.064

150.88

106.95

162.55

55.216

42.602

60.60

42.96

65.29

Wood charcoal, wood &

articles
Leather & Leather
manufactures

Source: WTO Trade data base, World Development Indicators, Federal Bureau of Statistics.

04-05