Arab World vs Iraq: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Arab World
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.2% against 44.9% in Arab World, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Arab World ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 18.9% | 7.9% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 18.6% | 9.0% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 15.8% | 6.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 35.9% | 21.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 31.9% | 7.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 56.6% | 21.7% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 69.9% | 26.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Arab World or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 68.2% against 44.9% in Arab World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Arab World and Iraq?
- 23.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iraq?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Arab World and Iraq rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Arab World ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.