Iran vs Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Iran
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 23.6% against 19.1% in Iran, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 189th and Russia ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.4% | 71.9% | 11.4% | Iran |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 71.0% | 8.4% | Russia |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 64.5% | 30.8% | Russia |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 45.8% | 26.7% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Iran or Russia?
- Russia, at 23.6% against 19.1% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Iran and Russia?
- 4.5%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Russia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Iran ranks 189th and Russia ranks 186th of 206 countries.
- 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.