South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Syria: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
14.7%
in 2023
Syria
89.8%
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
2nd
Syria rank
2nd

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 89.8% against 14.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 75.1%.

That makes Syria's figure about 6.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9% 41.0% 34.1% Syria
1970s 12.7% 21.3% 8.6% Syria
1980s 12.5% 13.1% 0.6% Syria
1990s 9.3% 24.9% 15.7% Syria
2000s 13.6% 33.2% 19.6% Syria
2010s 17.0% 72.3% 55.3% Syria
2020s 13.2% 88.4% 75.2% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Syria?
Syria, at 89.8% against 14.7% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
75.1%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Syria rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd 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.