Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Iraq
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.2% against 41.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 8.7% | 10.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 8.9% | 9.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 11.1% | 4.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 14.9% | 21.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 23.5% | 8.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 35.2% | 21.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 41.5% | 28.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Iraq, at 68.2% against 41.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 26.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Iraq ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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.