Afghanistan
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Afghanistan

Waterborne foreign imports from Afghanistan to the United States in 2015 totaled $3,217,523. Exports to Afghanistan in 2015 were $160,441,718.

Information about foreign trade between Afghanistan and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Afghanistan represented 99.0% of all vessel imports, $3,186,430 versus $3,217,523.

By weight, container cargo imports from Afghanistan represented 141.4% of all vessel shippments, 1,687,122 (kg) versus 1,193,577 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $3,217,523  $160,441,718
2014  $3,044,334  $170,871,376
2013  $5,320,519  $308,847,506
2012  $5,779,561  $238,004,712
2011  $2,971,704  $1,610,806,067
2010  $2,455,037  $911,367,445
2009  $6,983,362  $810,436,515
2008  $7,065,346  $224,119,365
2007  $2,074,235  $214,384,928
2006  $1,723,613  $170,407,865
2005  $471,925  $138,782,727
2004  $615,647  $48,655,118
2003  $43,735,392  $28,044,804


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $3,186,430  $42,460,470
2014  $2,945,305  $52,885,678
2013  $5,319,205  $70,498,345
2012  $5,779,561  $84,387,086
2011  $2,808,029  $286,453,763
2010  $2,455,037  $208,130,574
2009  $6,949,344  $153,244,020
2008  $7,055,549  $44,578,316
2007  $2,070,409  $32,068,895
2006  $1,598,064  $39,350,978
2005  $448,734  $50,943,411
2004  $278,381  $19,322,611
2003  $567,887  $7,939,663


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,193,577  68,302,113
2014  1,689,530  63,852,774
2013  2,179,957  40,269,395
2012  2,043,747  69,013,812
2011  356,537  157,561,114
2010  405,708  193,571,378
2009  4,093,774  129,636,283
2008  9,260,104  142,881,013
2007  2,791,111  153,613,846
2006  1,717,590  125,159,470
2005  302,352  124,217,084
2004  103,777  50,493,638
2003  191,982,682  21,579,089


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,687,122  56,977,407
2014  1,687,122  19,171,175
2013  2,179,919  8,306,923
2012  2,043,747  18,813,429
2011  352,602  40,013,035
2010  405,708  55,300,493
2009  4,090,624  48,320,490
2008  9,259,953  18,795,894
2007  2,791,018  15,981,064
2006  1,689,921  14,522,821
2005  299,407  28,529,315
2004  87,412  8,897,590
2003  633,241  2,400,078


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov