Afghanistan vs Laos: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2023
Laos
0.1%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
199th
Laos rank
198th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 199th and Laos ranks 198th of 206 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Afghanistan
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Afghanistan
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Afghanistan
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 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 latin, Afghanistan or Laos?
Laos, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Afghanistan and Laos?
0.0%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Afghanistan ranks 199th and Laos ranks 198th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.