Afghanistan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Afghanistan
65.6%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
41.4%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
6th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 65.6% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 24.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 16.7% 9.3% 7.4% Afghanistan
1970s 11.0% 9.9% 1.2% Afghanistan
1980s 6.9% 10.9% 3.9% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 20.3% 12.8% 7.4% Afghanistan
2000s 50.5% 26.8% 23.7% Afghanistan
2010s 57.8% 37.5% 20.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Afghanistan, at 65.6% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
24.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend?
53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.