Afghanistan vs Benin: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 17.5% in Benin, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Benin ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 0.5% | 19.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 5.4% | 13.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 5.0% | 8.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 3.2% | 9.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 1.8% | 29.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 10.5% | 13.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.2% | 4.3% | 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 Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 17.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 3.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Benin ranks 7th 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.