Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.8% against 2.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 2.2% | 4.5% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.8% against 2.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 3.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.