Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies … within in Iran
Iran: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies … within was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Iran, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 216.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Iran peaked at 2.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1978.
That places Iran 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies … within in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1961 | 2.9% | +59.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -85.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +70.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +48.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -45.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -79.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +264.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +70.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -54.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -43.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -89.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +111.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +214.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +238.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -38.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +39.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +39.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -44.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +125.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +126.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -87.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -60.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +640.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +64.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -43.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -43.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +90.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +422.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -63.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies … within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +640.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2021 | +422.1% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Iran?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Iran was 0.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1978.
- How does Iran rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Iran ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.