Iran vs Libya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Iran currently reports 48.5% against 48.4% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 13th and Libya ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Iran |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 5.3% | 10.2% | Iran |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 10.4% | 7.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 31.6% | 10.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 35.4% | 5.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 43.3% | 3.4% | 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, Iran or Libya?
- Iran, at 48.5% against 48.4% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Iran and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Iran ranks 13th and Libya ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- 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.