Iran vs Lower middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iran
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.9% against 1.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Iran ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 5.7% | 1.0% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Iran or Lower middle income?
- Iran, at 2.9% against 1.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Iran and Lower middle income?
- 1.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lower middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Lower middle income rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Iran ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.