Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Afghanistan
672.73 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
1,032 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
200th
South Sudan rank
199th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1,032 current US$ per square kilometre against 672.73 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 359.27 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 199th of 204 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 926.29 current US$ per square kilometre 2,888 current US$ per square kilometre 1,962 current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 925.87 current US$ per square kilometre 985.97 current US$ per square kilometre 60.1 current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 1,032 current US$ per square kilometre against 672.73 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
359.27 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 199th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.