How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Morocco?

62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs Morocco: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Iraq

8.7%

in 2023

Morocco

9.1%

in 2023

Iraq rank

53rd

Morocco rank

51st

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

Iraq
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 9.1% against 8.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 53rd and Morocco ranks 51st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.4%	2.3%	4.1%	Iraq
1970s	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	Morocco
1980s	8.3%	18.6%	10.3%	Morocco
1990s	25.2%	10.8%	14.4%	Iraq
2000s	29.4%	11.5%	17.9%	Iraq
2010s	14.0%	11.0%	3.0%	Iraq
2020s	9.0%	9.0%	0.0%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Iraq or Morocco?: Morocco, at 9.1% against 8.7% in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Iraq and Morocco?: 0.4%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Morocco?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Morocco rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?: Iraq ranks 53rd and Morocco ranks 51st 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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Indicator: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.