Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
26.2%
in 2023
Syria
40.5%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Syria rank
28th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 40.5% against 26.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Syria ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 9.9% 12.1% 2.1% Syria
1970s 14.7% 11.3% 3.3% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 29.8% 8.7% 21.2% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 10.5% 19.3% 8.8% Syria
2000s 12.2% 33.8% 21.6% Syria
2010s 19.0% 38.2% 19.2% Syria
2020s 23.2% 40.9% 17.7% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Syria?
Syria, at 40.5% against 26.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria?
14.3%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Syria ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.