Economy of Afghanistan

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products

Import partnersPakistan 24.3%, US 18%, Russia 8.7%, India 5.8%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.4% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesopium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems

Export partnersPakistan 32.2%, India 27%, Tajikistan 8.5%, US 6.2% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productsopium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins

Industrial productssmall-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper

Economy

Unemployment8.60 % (2012)8.50 % (2011)8.50 % (2010)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate20.7 Billion $ (2013)20.0 Billion $ (2012)17.9 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Afghanistan

GDP growth rate3.10 % (2013)12.5 % (2012)5.80 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)1,100 $ (2013)1,100 $ (2012)1,000 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity45.3 Billion $ (2013)33.8 Billion $ (2012)30.2 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Afghanistan

GDP PPP per land area69,454 $ per square kilometer (2013)51,807 $ per square kilometer (2012)46,333 $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity489 Thousand kW

Banking

Commercial bank prime lending rate15.0 % (2012)15.0 % (2011)15.7 % (2010)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Afghanistan

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP20.0 % (2011)

Industry % of GDP25.6 % (2011)

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-8.70 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-35.53 % of GDP (2012)-20.05 % of GDP (2011)-17.54 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Afghanistan

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)14.6 % of GNI (2011)15.2 % of GNI (2010)19.8 % of GNI (2009)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Afghanistan

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)9.20 % of total external debt (2012)8.80 % of total external debt (2011)4.20 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Afghanistan

Current Account Balance (Total)-7.29 Billion $ (2012)-743.90 Million $ (2011)-736.00 Million $ (2010)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Afghanistan

External Debt (Total)2.71 Billion $ (2012)2.63 Billion $ (2011)2.42 Billion $ (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)13.5 % of GDP (2012)14.7 % of GDP (2011)15.5 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Afghanistan

External Debt per Capita90.8 $ (2012)88.1 $ (2011)85.3 $ (2010)