Afghanistan vs Mali: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 8.24 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.21 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 139th and Mali ranks 137th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 797.40 million BoP, current US$ | 445.89 million BoP, current US$ | 351.51 million BoP, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 569.25 million BoP, current US$ | 489.36 million BoP, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 4.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 257.40 million BoP, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 198.27 million BoP, current US$ | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 8.24 billion BoP, current US$ against 7.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 1.21 billion BoP, current US$, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th and Mali ranks 137th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). 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. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.