Iran vs Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Iran
19.1%
in 2023
Russia
23.6%
in 2023
Iran rank
189th
Russia rank
186th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Iran
  • Russia
20406080196419932023

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/iran-islamic-rep/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-to-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-exports/iran-islamic-rep/russian-federation/">Iran vs Russia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.