Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region

Afghanistan
69.9%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
18.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
12th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 69.9% against 18.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 51.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 203 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 37.8% 9.3% 28.5% Afghanistan
1970s 39.9% 5.0% 34.9% Afghanistan
1980s 32.3% 5.4% 26.9% Afghanistan
1990s 19.4% 7.4% 12.1% Afghanistan
2000s 74.1% 10.4% 63.7% Afghanistan
2010s 78.7% 15.0% 63.7% Afghanistan
2020s 72.4% 18.4% 54.0% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 69.9% against 18.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
51.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region (% 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
249 places, 12,966 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.