Iraq vs North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Iraq
- North America
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 68.2% against 44.3% in North America, a difference of 23.9%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and North America ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 18.3% | 2.5% | North America |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 24.1% | 11.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 36.5% | 4.6% | North America |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 44.7% | 11.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 45.7% | 24.1% | 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 North America?
- Iraq, at 68.2% against 44.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Iraq and North America?
- 23.9%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Iraq ranks 2nd and North America ranks 2nd 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.