Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia

Afghanistan
69.9%
in 2023
Bhutan
95.9%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Bhutan rank
1st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 95.9% against 69.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 26.0%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Bhutan ranks 1st of 205 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
2000s 74.1% 80.2% 6.1% Bhutan
2010s 78.7% 94.4% 15.7% Bhutan
2020s 72.4% 96.3% 23.9% Bhutan

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 Bhutan?
Bhutan, at 95.9% against 69.9% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
26.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Bhutan ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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
252 places, 11,638 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.