Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Afghanistan
24.8%
in 2023
Kuwait
24.5%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
60th
Kuwait rank
63rd

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 24.8% against 24.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 11.5% 4.1% 7.4% Afghanistan
1970s 3.1% 3.6% 0.5% Kuwait
1980s 6.6% 3.7% 2.9% Afghanistan
1990s 12.1% 6.0% 6.2% Afghanistan
2000s 11.6% 12.6% 1.0% Kuwait
2010s 19.0% 20.2% 1.1% Kuwait
2020s 23.6% 23.2% 0.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
Afghanistan, at 24.8% against 24.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
51 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.