Afghanistan vs Bahamas: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Afghanistan
4.08 billion current US$
in 2023
Bahamas
4.13 billion current US$
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
147th
Bahamas rank
144th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bahamas
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B196219922023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 4.13 billion current US$ against 4.08 billion current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 44.98 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bahamas ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 147th and Bahamas ranks 144th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Bahamas in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bahamas Difference Ahead
1960s 62.70 million current US$ 178.70 million current US$ 115.99 million current US$ Bahamas
1970s 179.70 million current US$ 2.14 billion current US$ 1.96 billion current US$ Bahamas
1980s 404.26 million current US$ 2.86 billion current US$ 2.46 billion current US$ Bahamas
1990s 474.45 million current US$ 2.59 billion current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ Bahamas
2000s 2.19 billion current US$ 2.36 billion current US$ 166.69 million current US$ Bahamas
2010s 5.69 billion current US$ 3.31 billion current US$ 2.38 billion current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 5.03 billion current US$ 3.35 billion current US$ 1.67 billion current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Afghanistan or Bahamas?
Bahamas, at 4.13 billion current US$ against 4.08 billion current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Afghanistan and Bahamas?
44.98 million current US$, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bahamas?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bahamas rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Afghanistan ranks 147th and Bahamas ranks 144th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.