Afghanistan vs Mali: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Afghanistan
13.3%
in 2023
Mali
16.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
199th
Mali rank
196th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mali
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 16.0% against 13.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 199th and Mali ranks 196th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 73.3% 55.1% 18.2% Afghanistan
1970s 71.3% 61.8% 9.5% Afghanistan
1980s 80.9% 61.8% 19.2% Afghanistan
1990s 67.1% 57.9% 9.2% Afghanistan
2000s 18.6% 37.6% 19.0% Mali
2010s 17.8% 32.9% 15.0% Mali
2020s 13.3% 21.4% 8.1% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Afghanistan or Mali?
Mali, at 16.0% against 13.3% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Afghanistan and Mali?
2.7%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Afghanistan ranks 199th and Mali ranks 196th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.