Afghanistan vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22.8% against 21.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 4.6% | 15.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.0% | 1.8% | 18.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 1.3% | 10.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 6.6% | 6.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 13.5% | 17.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.6% | 3.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 22.2% | 1.7% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 22.8% against 21.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 1.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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.