Afghanistan vs Niger: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 22.2% against 21.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Niger ranks 198th of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 32.3% | 13.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.7% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.0% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Afghanistan, at 22.2% against 21.3% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 0.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 196th and Niger ranks 198th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.