Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Iran
Iran: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Iran, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Iran is 10.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 182.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Iran peaked at 10.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1981.
That places Iran 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3.2% | — |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +62.0% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | -28.1% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -70.9% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +525.9% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -34.3% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -32.6% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -47.3% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +156.0% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +31.5% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +51.1% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +45.4% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +66.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +174.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +106.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +11.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 6.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +525.9% | 0.8% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Iran?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Iran was 10.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Iran ranks 31st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.