Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh
3.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
127th
Bangladesh rank
126th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
05101520196319932023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 127th and Bangladesh ranks 126th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Bangladesh in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1970s 2.5% 3.5% 1.0% Bangladesh
1980s 0.4% 4.8% 4.5% Bangladesh
1990s 5.6% 2.5% 3.1% Afghanistan
2000s 2.1% 1.6% 0.4% Afghanistan
2010s 2.7% 3.4% 0.7% Bangladesh
2020s 4.7% 3.1% 1.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Afghanistan ranks 127th and Bangladesh ranks 126th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.