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