Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Afghanistan
3.7%
in 2014
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.3%
in 1992
Afghanistan rank
190th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
189th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 190th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th of 193 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 18.3% 0.1% 18.3% Afghanistan
1960s 8.1% 1.0% 7.1% Afghanistan
1970s 9.0% 3.8% 5.1% Afghanistan
1980s 20.4% 6.6% 13.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Afghanistan as of 1992.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.6%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
32 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 1989.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 190th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.