Afghanistan vs Western Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
38.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
-27.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
Western Africa rank
28th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Western Africa
-1000100200300400196219932024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 38.73 % change on previous year against -27.13 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 65.86 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Western Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 33.78 % change on previous year 8.32 % change on previous year 25.46 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1970s 6.93 % change on previous year 13.39 % change on previous year 6.46 % change on previous year Western Africa
1980s 31.78 % change on previous year 33.02 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year Western Africa
1990s 8.56 % change on previous year 27.32 % change on previous year 18.76 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s -38.27 % change on previous year 7.8 % change on previous year 46.07 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s 75.41 % change on previous year 13.9 % change on previous year 61.51 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s -9.44 % change on previous year -6.54 % change on previous year 2.9 % change on previous year Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Western Africa?
Afghanistan, at 38.73 % change on previous year against -27.13 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Western Africa?
65.86 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Western Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Western Africa rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
263 places, 12,067 data points, 1962–2024
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