Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 8.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 2.9% | 17.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 2.7% | 17.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 2.3% | 9.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 3.6% | 9.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 3.7% | 27.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 6.9% | 17.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 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 south, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 8.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 12.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.