Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 65.6% against 42.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 8.6% | 8.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 10.7% | 3.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 14.9% | 5.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 23.7% | 26.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 35.5% | 22.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 41.9% | 24.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Afghanistan, at 65.6% against 42.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 23.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th 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.