Afghanistan vs North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Afghanistan
- North America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 65.6% against 44.3% in North America, a difference of 21.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was North America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and North America ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 14.5% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% | North America |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 19.0% | 12.0% | North America |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 24.1% | 3.8% | North America |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 36.5% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 44.7% | 13.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 45.7% | 20.5% | 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 North America?
- Afghanistan, at 65.6% against 44.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Afghanistan and North America?
- 21.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and North America 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.