Low & middle income vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Low & middle income
22.9%
in 2023
Syria
40.5%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
31st
Syria rank
28th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 40.5% against 22.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 17.6%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 5.8% 12.1% 6.2% Syria
1970s 7.5% 11.3% 3.8% Syria
1980s 9.1% 8.7% 0.5% Low & middle income
1990s 7.2% 19.3% 12.1% Syria
2000s 13.9% 33.8% 19.9% Syria
2010s 21.3% 38.2% 16.9% Syria
2020s 22.4% 40.9% 18.5% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Low & middle income or Syria?
Syria, at 40.5% against 22.9% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Low & middle income and Syria?
17.6%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Low & middle income ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.