Iraq vs Syria: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Iraq
39.2%
in 2023
Syria
37.0%
in 2023
Iraq rank
165th
Syria rank
168th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Iraq
  • Syria
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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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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.