Greece vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Greece
12.0%
in 2023
Syria
21.7%
in 2023
Greece rank
3rd
Syria rank
2nd

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time

  • Greece
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 21.7% against 12.0% in Greece, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.8 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Greece ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 2nd of 203 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 3.4% 17.1% 13.7% Syria
1970s 8.2% 15.4% 7.1% Syria
1980s 10.4% 23.8% 13.5% Syria
1990s 5.9% 5.9% 0.1% Syria
2000s 5.4% 9.2% 3.8% Syria
2010s 11.4% 19.2% 7.8% Syria
2020s 10.8% 22.1% 11.3% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle, Greece or Syria?
Syria, at 21.7% against 12.0% in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Greece and Syria?
9.7%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Greece and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Greece ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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
250 places, 12,332 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region 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.