Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 2.1% | 17.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 1.6% | 18.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 1.7% | 10.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 2.5% | 10.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 4.0% | 26.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 6.5% | 17.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 7.8% | 12.8% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 13.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.