Iran vs North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Iran
- North America
How they compare
Iran currently reports 78.6% against 32.4% in North America, a difference of 46.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 4th and North America ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 21.1% | 1.8% | North America |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 17.7% | 2.0% | North America |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 19.6% | 3.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 24.1% | 11.6% | Iran |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 31.9% | 33.7% | Iran |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 33.0% | 45.7% | 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 North America?
- Iran, at 78.6% against 32.4% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Iran and North America?
- 46.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North America?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Iran and North America rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Iran ranks 4th and North America ranks 7th 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.