India vs Iran: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

India
0.8%
in 2023
Iran
0.9%
in 2023
India rank
199th
Iran rank
198th

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

  • India
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 199th and Iran ranks 198th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 2.1% 0.9% 1.2% India
1970s 1.4% 0.3% 1.1% India
1980s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% India
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% India
2000s 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% India
2010s 0.7% 0.3% 0.3% India
2020s 0.8% 1.1% 0.3% Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, India or Iran?
Iran, at 0.9% against 0.8% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between India and Iran?
0.1%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Iran rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
India ranks 199th and Iran ranks 198th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.