Ireland vs Low & middle income: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Ireland
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 90.2% against 64.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 26.2%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 86.7% | 11.1% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 86.3% | 9.0% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 83.9% | 9.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 83.7% | 11.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 76.8% | 17.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 67.4% | 25.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 65.1% | 24.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Ireland or Low & middle income?
- Ireland, at 90.2% against 64.0% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Ireland and Low & middle income?
- 26.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Low & middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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.