How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Palestine?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Palestine: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Iran

10.7%

in 2023

Palestine

10.4%

in 2023

Iran rank

31st

Palestine rank

33rd

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

Iran
Palestine

How they compare

Iran currently reports 10.7% against 10.4% in Palestine, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Palestine ahead.

Iran ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.2%	11.1%	6.9%	Palestine
2010s	4.8%	12.1%	7.3%	Palestine
2020s	9.6%	10.0%	0.4%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Iran or Palestine?: Iran, at 10.7% against 10.4% in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Iran and Palestine?: 0.3%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Palestine?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iran and Palestine rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?: Iran ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 33rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit: % of total merchandise exports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.