Afghanistan vs South Asia: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.1% against 23.5% in South Asia, a difference of 44.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.9 times South Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and South Asia ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Afghanistan or South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 68.1% against 23.5% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 44.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and South Asia ranks 41st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.