Iran vs Libya: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Iran
50.6%
in 2023
Libya
51.5%
in 2023
Iran rank
133rd
Libya rank
132nd
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 51.5% against 50.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Iran ranks 133rd and Libya ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 1.6% | Iran |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 91.3% | 1.6% | Iran |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 92.5% | 8.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 80.0% | 1.4% | Iran |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 60.3% | 17.3% | Iran |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 54.4% | 4.6% | Iran |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.8% | 0.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Iran or Libya?
- Libya, at 51.5% against 50.6% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Iran and Libya?
- 0.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Iran ranks 133rd and Libya ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.