Afghanistan vs Iraq: 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
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 69.9% against 26.4% in Iraq, a difference of 43.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.7 times Iraq's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq 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 | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 0.6% | 37.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 0.4% | 27.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 4.9% | 26.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 1.9% | 17.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 6.1% | 68.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 20.7% | 58.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 28.0% | 44.4% | 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 Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 69.9% against 26.4% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 43.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq 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.