European Union vs Iceland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- European Union
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 95.2% against 86.2% in European Union, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.8% | 94.6% | 11.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 84.3% | 96.0% | 11.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 95.4% | 9.8% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 98.2% | 8.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 96.5% | 7.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 94.2% | 8.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 94.7% | 8.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, European Union or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 95.2% against 86.2% in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between European Union and Iceland?
- 9.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do European Union and Iceland rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.