Afghanistan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.3% against 2.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 1.4% | 5.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 2.5% | 5.3% | 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 8.3% against 2.4% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.