Afghanistan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South

Afghanistan
21.0%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
8.2%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
5th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
6th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 8.2% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 20.0% 3.0% 17.0% Afghanistan
1970s 20.1% 2.1% 18.0% Afghanistan
1980s 12.1% 1.7% 10.4% Afghanistan
1990s 12.7% 2.7% 10.0% Afghanistan
2000s 30.9% 5.5% 25.4% Afghanistan
2010s 24.4% 7.2% 17.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 8.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
12.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,943 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.