Trading Partner Portal: Afghanistan
Overview
Trade Overview
Afghanistan is a landlocked country with much of its land covered by the Hindu Kush Mountain range, which experiences harsh winters, and deserts in the south that experience hot summers. Afghanistan has a population of 43.84 million as of 2025. It’s GDP is $17.78 billion as of 2024 (most recent data) according to the World Bank.
Update:
Trade between the U.S. and Afghanistan has decreased since the Taliban occupation in 2021, with the U.S. Embassy in Kabul suspending operations on August 31, 2021. U.S. Department of State
U.S. – Afghanistan Trade
Two-way goods trade between the U.S. and Afghanistan totaled $46 million, with exports from the United States totaling $11 million to Afghanistan in 2025. Top exports were chemicals ($4 million), miscellaneous manufactures ($2 million), computer and electronic products ($1 million), agriculture products ($1 million), and processed foods ($1 million).
The U.S. imported a total of $35 million from Afghanistan in 2024. Imports consisted of processed foods ($12 million), textile mills products ($6 million), used or secondhand merchandise ($6 million), agricultural products ($4 million), and goods returned ($2 million) U.S. Department of Commerce.
California – Afghanistan Trade
California exported $2 million to Afghanistan in 2025. Top exports were chemicals ($1 million), electrical equipment, appliances and components ($653,000), processed foods ($229,000), computer and electronic products ($186,000), and plastics and rubber products ($78,000).
In 2025, California imported $7 million worth of products from Afghanistan. Top imports were processed foods ($3 million), textile mills products ($1 million), beverages & tobacco products ($1 million), agricultural products ($723,000), and used and secondhand merchandise ($345,000). U.S. Department of Commerce
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Trade Agreements
Trade Agreements
Events
Events
On August 28, 2024, CalChamber Senior Vice President Susanne Stirling and Xochitl Bartolome met with Kawser Amine, Founder and CEO of Womens Solidarity for Peace & Leadership (WSPL) and Khatera Anime co-author of Je vous écris de Kaboul… (available on Amazon), for a small lunch to discuss the changes in Afghanistan and other topics related to Afghani businesses in California.
Key Country Contacts
Resources
CalChamber Resources
Business
Business
- Consulate General of Afghanistan, LA- closed March 16, 2022