Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Western and Central
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 69.9% against 7.5% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 62.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 9.4 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Western and Central | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 0.1% | 37.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 0.0% | 39.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 0.2% | 32.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 3.6% | 15.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 9.6% | 64.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 10.9% | 67.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 9.9% | 62.5% | 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 south asia, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
- Afghanistan, at 69.9% against 7.5% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 62.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Africa Western and Central ranks 6th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.