Country Report Afghanistan January 2011

Economic structure: Annual indicators

	2005a	2006a	2007a	2008a	2009b
GDP at market prices (Af bn)	322.2	385.5	484.6	600.5	715.1
GDP (US$ bn)	6.5	7.7	9.7	12.0	14.2
Real GDP growth (%)	16.1	8.2	14.2	3.4	22.5
Consumer price inflation (av; %)	11.6	7.3	8.5	30.6	-8.3
Population (m)	24.5	25.4	26.3	27.2	–
Exports of goods fob (US$ m)	1,792.0	1,883.0	1,861.0	2,157.0	–
Imports of goods fob (US$ m)	-4,317.0	-4,915.0	-7,755.0	-8,801.0	–
Current-account balance (US$ m)	22.0	-199.0	-119.0	-157.0	–
Exchange rate (av) Af:US$	49.50	49.93	49.96	50.25	50.23
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates.

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Origins of gross domestic product 2006/07a	% of total	Components of gross domestic product 2006/07a	% of total
Agriculture	32.6	Private consumption	92.1
Industry	28.2	Government consumption	37.7
Construction	10.4	Gross capital formation (incl change in stocks)	43.6
Manufacturing	17.4	Exports of goods & services	26.0
Services	39.2	Imports of goods & services	-99.3

Principal exports 2006/07a	US$ m	Principal imports 2006/07a	US$ m
Carpets	187	Machinery & equipment	532
Dried fruit	126	Household items	330
Fresh fruit	39	Food	328
Skins	23	Metals	275
Medicinal plants	10	Petrol & petroleum products	254

Main destinations of exports 2009b	% of total	Main origins of imports 2009b	% of total
US	26.5	Pakistan	26.8
India	23.1	US	24.8
Pakistan	17.4	India	5.1
Tajikistan	12.5	Germany	5.1
Russia	2.9	Russia	4.0
Iran	2.3	UK	3.3
a IMF, Country Report, Afghanistan; estimates; fiscal year March 21st-March 20th; totals may not equal 100%, owing to rounding. b IMF, Direction of Trade Statistics.

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