Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Saudi Arabia
39.1%
in 2023
Syria
40.5%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Syria rank
28th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
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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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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.