Afghanistan vs Arab World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Afghanistan
65.6%
in 2023
Arab World
44.9%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Arab World rank
1st

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Arab World
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 65.6% against 44.9% in Arab World, a difference of 20.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Arab World ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Arab World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Arab World Difference Ahead
1960s 16.7% 11.2% 5.5% Afghanistan
1970s 11.0% 9.7% 1.3% Afghanistan
1980s 6.9% 8.9% 1.9% Arab World
1990s 20.3% 14.8% 5.5% Afghanistan
2000s 50.5% 24.5% 26.0% Afghanistan
2010s 57.8% 34.9% 22.8% Afghanistan
2020s 66.2% 43.5% 22.7% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Afghanistan or Arab World?
Afghanistan, at 65.6% against 44.9% in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Afghanistan and Arab World?
20.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Arab World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.