Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.7% against 12.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.3% | 99.2% | 38.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 98.0% | 45.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 97.6% | 30.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 100.0% | 34.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 40.8% | 25.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 26.9% | 19.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 18.6% | 7.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.7% against 12.9% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd 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.