OECD members vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- OECD members
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 40.5% against 23.5% in OECD members, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 27th and Syria ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 12.1% | 4.7% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 11.3% | 4.2% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 8.7% | 5.2% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 19.3% | 6.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 33.8% | 15.7% | Syria |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 38.2% | 15.7% | Syria |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 40.9% | 16.8% | 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, OECD members or Syria?
- Syria, at 40.5% against 23.5% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between OECD members and Syria?
- 17.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- OECD members ranks 27th 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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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.