Syria vs World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Syria
- World
How they compare
Syria currently reports 40.5% against 23.2% in World, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Syria ranks 28th and World ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 15.0% | 2.9% | World |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 14.3% | 2.9% | World |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 12.7% | 4.0% | World |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 11.8% | 7.5% | Syria |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 16.7% | 17.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 21.4% | 16.8% | Syria |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 23.0% | 17.9% | 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, Syria or World?
- Syria, at 40.5% against 23.2% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Syria and World?
- 17.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Syria and World rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Syria ranks 28th and World ranks 30th 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.