Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.3% against 7.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 13.3% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 20.5% | 14.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 9.2% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 7.3% | 3.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 7.3% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 1.0% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 8.3% against 7.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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.