Iraq vs Syria: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 39.2% against 37.0% in Syria, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 165th and Syria ranks 168th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.0% | 53.4% | 33.7% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 80.5% | 63.7% | 16.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 86.7% | 29.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 78.1% | 39.4% | Syria |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 69.4% | 12.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 39.3% | 16.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 36.7% | 1.1% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Iraq or Syria?
- Iraq, at 39.2% against 37.0% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Iraq and Syria?
- 2.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Iraq ranks 165th and Syria ranks 168th 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.