Afghanistan vs North America: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Afghanistan
- North America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.3% against 2.8% in North America, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was North America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 2.6% | 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 North America?
- Afghanistan, at 8.3% against 2.8% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Afghanistan and North America?
- 5.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and North America rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and North America ranks 42nd 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.