Iraq vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 75.3% against 68.2% in Iraq, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 11.3% | 4.4% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 45.8% | 9.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 42.5% | 10.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.1% | 1.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 71.2% | 1.3% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 75.3% against 68.2% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Iraq and Somalia?
- 7.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Iraq ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st 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.