Iraq vs Lower middle income: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Iraq
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 24.8% against 8.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 3.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 5.6% | 16.7% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.2% | 3.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Iraq or Lower middle income?
- Iraq, at 24.8% against 8.1% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 16.7%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.