Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Afghanistan
438.77 million current US$
in 2023
Eritrea
480.28 million current US$
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
169th
Eritrea rank
166th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 480.28 million current US$ against 438.77 million current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 41.50 million current US$.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 169th and Eritrea ranks 166th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 460.67 million current US$ 13.86 million current US$ 446.81 million current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 559.76 million current US$ 363.71 million current US$ 196.05 million current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 603.88 million current US$ 701.96 million current US$ 98.09 million current US$ Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 480.28 million current US$ against 438.77 million current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
41.50 million current US$, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Afghanistan ranks 169th and Eritrea ranks 166th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.