Afghanistan vs South Asia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 23.7% against 4.9% in South Asia, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 4.8 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 12.4% | 3.8% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 9.5% | 9.5% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 4.8% | 14.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 6.5% | 13.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 5.4% | 15.8% | 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 South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 23.7% against 4.9% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 18.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.