Afghanistan vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 75.3% against 65.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 12.3% | 4.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 17.5% | 6.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 11.3% | 4.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 45.8% | 25.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 42.5% | 7.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 55.1% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 71.2% | 5.0% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 75.3% 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 Somalia?
- 9.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Somalia 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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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.