Afghanistan vs Low income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Afghanistan
23.7%
in 2023
Low income
3.9%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
1st
Low income rank
3rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 23.7% against 3.9% in Low income, a difference of 19.8%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 6.1 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Low income ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Low income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 5.2% 5.9% 0.7% Low income
1970s 8.6% 6.3% 2.3% Afghanistan
1980s 0.1% 8.7% 8.6% Low income
1990s 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% Low income
2000s 19.1% 6.4% 12.8% Afghanistan
2010s 19.8% 4.9% 14.9% Afghanistan
2020s 21.2% 4.5% 16.7% 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 middle, Afghanistan or Low income?
Afghanistan, at 23.7% against 3.9% in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Afghanistan and Low income?
19.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Low income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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
250 places, 12,332 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.