Afghanistan vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Afghanistan
4.08 billion current US$
in 2023
Somalia
4.02 billion current US$
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
147th
Somalia rank
149th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.08 billion current US$ against 4.02 billion current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 60.31 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.96 million current US$ | 39.29 million current US$ | 22.67 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 180.74 million current US$ | 117.65 million current US$ | 63.09 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 384.16 million current US$ | 338.05 million current US$ | 46.11 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 474.45 million current US$ | 248.04 million current US$ | 226.41 million current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion current US$ | 425.17 million current US$ | 1.77 billion current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.69 billion current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | 3.72 billion current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.03 billion current US$ | 3.88 billion current US$ | 1.15 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 Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 4.08 billion current US$ against 4.02 billion current US$ in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 60.31 million current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Afghanistan ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.