Afghanistan vs IDA only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA only
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 10.5% in IDA only, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times IDA only's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and IDA only ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 3.7% | 16.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 3.3% | 16.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 3.0% | 9.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 4.8% | 7.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 8.2% | 22.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 11.0% | 13.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 11.5% | 9.0% | 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 south, Afghanistan or IDA only?
- Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 10.5% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and IDA only?
- 10.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and IDA only ranks 2nd 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.