Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Syria: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13.2%
in 2023
Syria
89.8%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
5th
Syria rank
2nd

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 89.8% against 13.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 76.6%.

That makes Syria's figure about 6.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th and Syria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 41.0% 33.6% Syria
1970s 5.0% 21.3% 16.2% Syria
1980s 7.5% 13.1% 5.6% Syria
1990s 8.5% 24.9% 16.4% Syria
2000s 11.1% 33.2% 22.1% Syria
2010s 12.7% 72.3% 59.7% Syria
2020s 13.5% 88.4% 74.9% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Syria?
Syria, at 89.8% against 13.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
76.6%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th and Syria ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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

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.