IDA blend vs Iran: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- IDA blend
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 48.5% against 35.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 16th and Iran ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1.6% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 0.0% | IDA blend |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 15.5% | 7.2% | Iran |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 18.3% | 5.6% | Iran |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.5% | 3.0% | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 40.7% | 7.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 46.7% | 8.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, IDA blend or Iran?
- Iran, at 48.5% against 35.4% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between IDA blend and Iran?
- 13.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do IDA blend and Iran rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- IDA blend ranks 16th and Iran ranks 13th 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.