Iran vs Upper middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Iran
13.21 % change on previous year
in 2000
Upper middle income
2.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iran rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
36th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Iran
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 13.21 % change on previous year against 2.6 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.61 % change on previous year.

That makes Iran's figure about 5.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 3.36 % change on previous year 4.87 % change on previous year 1.51 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1990s 2.24 % change on previous year 9.41 % change on previous year 7.17 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2000s 13.21 % change on previous year 23.86 % change on previous year 10.66 % change on previous year Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Iran or Upper middle income?
Iran, at 13.21 % change on previous year against 2.6 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2000.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Iran and Upper middle income?
10.61 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Upper middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.
How do Iran and Upper middle income rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Iran ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.