Afghanistan vs Benin: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 12.9% against 11.5% in Benin, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Benin ranks 198th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Benin in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.3% | 87.1% | 26.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 77.9% | 24.9% | Benin |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 78.5% | 11.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 34.8% | 30.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 13.3% | 6.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 12.9% against 11.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 1.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Afghanistan ranks 196th and Benin ranks 198th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.