Afghanistan vs Iraq: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.2% against 65.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 19.0% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 19.1% | 8.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 15.8% | 8.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 35.9% | 15.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 31.9% | 18.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 56.6% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 69.9% | 3.7% | Iraq |
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 Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.2% against 65.6% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 2.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.