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About

Afghanistan-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2021, Afghanistan exported $30.2M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Saudi Arabia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 50%, from $3.97M in 2016 to $30.2M in 2021.

In 2021, Afghanistan did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Afghanistan Trade: In 2021, Saudi Arabia exported $2M to Afghanistan. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Afghanistan were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.69%,  from $8.47M in 2016 to $2M in 2021.

In 2021, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Comparison: In 2022,  Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Afghanistan exported $30.2M to Saudi Arabia. There were not main exports from Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 50%, from $3.97M in 2016 to $30.2M in 2021.

In 2016, Saudi Arabia exported $2M to Afghanistan. There were not main exports from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.69%, from $8.47M in 2021 to $2M in 2016.

Exports from Afghanistan (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Afghanistan (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Afghanistan (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$847M
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

This map shows whether countries import more from Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Saudi Arabia included Kyrgyzstan ($5.07M), Tajikistan ($4.81M), and Uzbekistan ($8.67M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Afghanistan included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Afghanistan - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia by product, considering products traded by both, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.

During 2021, Afghanistan had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of .

During 2016, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of .

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Afghanistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Afghanistan.

Product Space of Afghanistan (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2021)

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