Ireland vs Middle income: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Ireland
- Middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 90.2% against 64.2% in Middle income, a difference of 26.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 87.2% | 10.5% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 95.3% | 86.8% | 8.6% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 83.9% | 9.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 83.9% | 11.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 77.2% | 17.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 67.6% | 25.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 65.2% | 24.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Ireland or Middle income?
- Ireland, at 90.2% against 64.2% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Ireland and Middle income?
- 26.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 21st 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.