Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Iran
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 48.5% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Iran ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 8.7% | 1.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 8.9% | 6.6% | Iran |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 12.0% | 6.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 23.3% | 1.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 32.5% | 8.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 37.5% | 9.2% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Iran, at 48.5% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 12.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Iran ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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.