Afghanistan vs North Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 74.2% against 69.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 37.1% | 6.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 33.5% | 40.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 66.3% | 12.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 47.3% | 25.1% | 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 North Korea?
- North Korea, at 74.2% against 69.9% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 4.3%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.