Iraq vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South

Iraq
7.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
2.0%
in 2023
Iraq rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th

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

  • Iraq
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 7.2% against 2.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.7 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 9.4% 1.5% 7.9% Iraq
1970s 5.3% 1.0% 4.3% Iraq
1980s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Iraq
1990s 2.3% 0.9% 1.4% Iraq
2000s 2.7% 1.4% 1.2% Iraq
2010s 3.7% 1.9% 1.7% Iraq
2020s 5.8% 2.0% 3.7% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south, Iraq or Upper middle income?
Iraq, at 7.2% against 2.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Iraq and Upper middle income?
5.2%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
Iraq ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia (% 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
252 places, 12,943 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.