Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 69.9% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 49.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 7.0% | 30.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 7.5% | 32.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 8.1% | 24.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 11.4% | 8.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 18.0% | 56.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 24.2% | 54.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 21.5% | 50.8% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 69.9% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 49.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.