Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Afghanistan
438.77 million current US$
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
375.04 million current US$
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
169th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
172nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 438.77 million current US$ against 375.04 million current US$ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 63.73 million current US$.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 169th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 173.90 million current US$ 709.68 million current US$ 535.78 million current US$ Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 188.12 million current US$ 847.85 million current US$ 659.73 million current US$ Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 460.67 million current US$ 1.46 billion current US$ 1.00 billion current US$ Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 559.76 million current US$ 2.60 billion current US$ 2.04 billion current US$ Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 603.88 million current US$ 261.15 million current US$ 342.73 million current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Afghanistan, at 438.77 million current US$ against 375.04 million current US$ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
63.73 million current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Afghanistan ranks 169th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$.