Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Agricultural raw materials exports

Afghanistan
21.0%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

Agricultural raw materials exports over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 2.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 8.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 195 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 35.3% 8.3% 27.0% Afghanistan
2000s 8.7% 3.6% 5.1% Afghanistan
2010s 11.0% 3.2% 7.7% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural raw materials exports, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 21.0% against 2.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in agricultural raw materials exports between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for agricultural raw materials exports?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,901 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.