Iraq vs Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Iraq
31.5%
in 2023
Lower middle income
13.5%
in 2023
Iraq rank
34th
Lower middle income rank
34th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Iraq
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 31.5% against 13.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.0%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Iraq ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 2.0% 2.5% 0.5% Lower middle income
1970s 0.9% 2.5% 1.6% Lower middle income
1980s 0.6% 1.8% 1.2% Lower middle income
1990s 1.3% 3.5% 2.2% Lower middle income
2000s 3.3% 12.2% 8.9% Lower middle income
2010s 19.8% 14.9% 5.0% Iraq
2020s 30.2% 14.6% 15.6% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Iraq or Lower middle income?
Iraq, at 31.5% against 13.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Iraq and Lower middle income?
18.0%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Iraq ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.