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
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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About this data
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.