Afghanistan vs Benin: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Afghanistan
8.3%
in 2023
Benin
7.9%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
45th
Benin rank
48th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.3% against 7.9% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Benin ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 2.5% 1.4% 1.1% Afghanistan
1970s 5.9% 1.2% 4.7% Afghanistan
1980s 5.8% 1.2% 4.7% Afghanistan
1990s 4.0% 15.5% 11.5% Benin
2000s 3.3% 3.0% 0.4% Afghanistan
2010s 3.8% 3.8% 0.0% Afghanistan
2020s 7.8% 6.3% 1.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Afghanistan or Benin?
Afghanistan, at 8.3% against 7.9% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Afghanistan and Benin?
0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Benin ranks 48th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.