Afghanistan vs High income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Afghanistan
4.4%
in 2023
High income
1.5%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
High income rank
29th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • High income
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.4% against 1.5% in High income, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.0 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was High income ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and High income ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and High income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan High income Difference Ahead
1960s 3.7% 3.0% 0.7% Afghanistan
1970s 6.9% 4.0% 2.9% Afghanistan
1980s 0.2% 3.7% 3.5% High income
1990s 1.4% 1.8% 0.4% High income
2000s 4.2% 1.7% 2.5% Afghanistan
2010s 7.6% 1.8% 5.8% Afghanistan
2020s 4.1% 1.5% 2.6% 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 middle, Afghanistan or High income?
Afghanistan, at 4.4% against 1.5% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Afghanistan and High income?
2.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and High income ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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
251 places, 11,828 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.