Afghanistan vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.8% against 13.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 197th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.3% | 76.4% | 3.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 70.4% | 73.8% | 3.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 84.0% | 3.1% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 39.5% | 27.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 36.0% | 17.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 26.0% | 8.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 16.9% | 3.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.8% against 13.3% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 2.5%, with Somalia 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 from high-income economies?
- Afghanistan ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 197th 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
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.