Afghanistan's export volume index (2015 = 100) was 64.3 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 12.28% from 73.3 in 2014 (1.3% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 64.3 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 156.3 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 73.3 | 2014 |
| Highest | 156.3 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 46.3 | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 103.2 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 75.2 | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's export volume index (2015 = 100) rose 6.6 on 2023 (from 57.7 to 64.3).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −0.97 and a typical year strayed about 20.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.7 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.3 in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 6.61 a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 184th highest value of the 203 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 64.3 | 2024 |
| World | 117.6 | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
- British Virgin Islands — 181st of 203: 66.5
- Nigeria — 182nd of 203: 66.2
- Congo, Rep. — 183rd of 203: 65.9
- American Samoa — 185th of 203: 62
- Curaçao — 186th of 203: 60.9
- Sudan — 187th of 203: 58.9
What this measures
Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.
All 20 values
| Year | Export volume index (2015 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.3 |
| 2023 | 57.7 |
| 2022 | 53.4 |
| 2021 | 109.7 |
| 2020 | 125.6 |
| 2019 | 156.3 |
| 2018 | 142.8 |
| 2017 | 122.5 |
| 2016 | 99.7 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2014 |
Export volume index (2015 = 100) in nearby economies
More trade data for Afghanistan
- Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 42.8 (2024)
- Import value index (2015 = 100) — 61.5 (2024)
- Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 107.3 (2024)
- Export value index (2015 = 100) — 99.1 (2024)
Every indicator for Afghanistan is on the Afghanistan data page.
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's export volume index (2015 = 100)?
- 64.3 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 14.49% from 75.2 in 2005 (0.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 156.3 in 2019 and the lowest 46.3 in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 184th highest of 203 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in export volume index (2015 = 100) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's export volume index (2015 = 100) rose 6.6 on 2023 (from 57.7 to 64.3). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −0.97 and a typical year strayed about 20.4 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.QTY.MRCH.XD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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