High income vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

High income
23.3%
in 2023
Syria
40.5%
in 2023
High income rank
28th
Syria rank
28th

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

  • High income
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 40.5% against 23.3% in High income, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.7 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 28th and Syria ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 16.8% 12.1% 4.7% High income
1970s 15.4% 11.3% 4.1% High income
1980s 13.4% 8.7% 4.7% High income
1990s 12.7% 19.3% 6.6% Syria
2000s 17.4% 33.8% 16.4% Syria
2010s 21.4% 38.2% 16.7% Syria
2020s 23.3% 40.9% 17.6% 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, High income or Syria?
Syria, at 40.5% against 23.3% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between High income and Syria?
17.2%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
High income ranks 28th 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.