Afghanistan vs Mali: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2023
Mali
3.2%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
90th
Mali rank
87th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mali
051015196319932023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Mali ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 90th and Mali ranks 87th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 3.8% 3.3% Mali
1970s 1.3% 1.4% 0.2% Mali
1980s 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% Mali
1990s 0.6% 1.4% 0.8% Mali
2000s 3.8% 2.3% 1.5% Afghanistan
2010s 3.0% 3.9% 0.9% Mali
2020s 2.8% 3.5% 0.7% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Afghanistan or Mali?
Mali, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Afghanistan and Mali?
0.2%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Mali ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.