Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Iraq
107.39 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
361.95 billion current US$
in 2023
Iraq rank
37th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
35th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Iraq
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 361.95 billion current US$ against 107.39 billion current US$ in Iraq, a difference of 254.56 billion current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 774.71 million current US$ 4.15 billion current US$ 3.37 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 1.24 billion current US$ 6.50 billion current US$ 5.26 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 8.87 billion current US$ 52.93 billion current US$ 44.07 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 3.04 billion current US$ 65.37 billion current US$ 62.33 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 24.17 billion current US$ 218.37 billion current US$ 194.21 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 72.35 billion current US$ 332.63 billion current US$ 260.28 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 94.13 billion current US$ 323.18 billion current US$ 229.05 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 361.95 billion current US$ against 107.39 billion current US$ in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
254.56 billion current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Iraq ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.