Iran vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- Iran
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iran currently reports 30.3% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 5.9% | 4.2% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 9.4% | 3.6% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 9.4% | 3.0% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 11.2% | 8.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 15.6% | 6.1% | Iran |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 16.2% | 15.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Iran or Lower middle income?
- Iran, at 30.3% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Iran and Lower middle income?
- 14.6%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lower middle income?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Iran ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.