Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Iran
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 78.6% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 44.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 12.9% | 6.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Iran |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 12.1% | 3.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 19.0% | 16.7% | Iran |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 34.3% | 31.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 36.9% | 41.8% | Iran |
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, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iran, at 78.6% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 44.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Iran ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 206 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.