Afghanistan vs Liberia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 16.6% in Liberia, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Liberia ranks 8th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.1% | 0.2% | 20.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 0.6% | 19.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 1.1% | 11.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 0.2% | 12.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 7.6% | 23.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 11.6% | 12.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.4% | 2.1% | 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 Liberia?
- Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 16.6% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 4.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Liberia ranks 8th 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.