Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade has fallen sharply, with the volume of cross-border commercial movement shrinking in the outgoing fiscal year. The decline matters because transit trade is not only a trade statistic; it also reflects border stability, customs efficiency, and the health of regional connectivity.
A media report said the value of Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade dropped to $367 million in the outgoing fiscal year, down from about $5 billion in 2021. The same report said the container volume fell to 11,592 containers in FY-26, indicating a severe contraction in cross-border movement.
Background and earlier position
Transit trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan is a long-standing channel for moving goods across the border and for linking landlocked Afghanistan to external markets. A large fall in trade value and container movement suggests that the earlier level of commercial exchange has weakened substantially.
