Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Iraq: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
30.3%
in 2023
Iraq
60.0%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
12th
Iraq rank
11th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 60.0% against 30.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 29.7%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 5.5% 9.1% 3.6% Iraq
1970s 6.0% 13.4% 7.4% Iraq
1980s 5.3% 37.7% 32.4% Iraq
1990s 9.2% 8.1% 1.0% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 13.7% 13.3% 0.4% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 19.5% 43.0% 23.5% Iraq
2020s 27.7% 63.4% 35.7% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 60.0% against 30.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
29.7%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Iraq ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.