Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 40.5% against 39.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Syria ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 11.3% | 3.6% | Syria |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.7% | 0.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 19.3% | 5.4% | Syria |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 33.8% | 11.9% | Syria |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 38.2% | 5.8% | Syria |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 40.9% | 2.7% | 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, Saudi Arabia or Syria?
- Syria, at 40.5% against 39.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Saudi Arabia and Syria?
- 1.4%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Syria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Syria ranks 28th 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.