Iran vs Iraq: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Iran
52.73 billion current US$
in 2023
Iraq
54.76 billion current US$
in 2023
Iran rank
58th
Iraq rank
56th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 54.76 billion current US$ against 52.73 billion current US$ in Iran, a difference of 2.03 billion current US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 56th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 781.95 million current US$ | 345.10 million current US$ | 436.85 million current US$ | Iran |
| 1970s | 8.92 billion current US$ | 3.02 billion current US$ | 5.90 billion current US$ | Iran |
| 1980s | 11.11 billion current US$ | 11.12 billion current US$ | 5.48 million current US$ | Iraq |
| 1990s | 16.09 billion current US$ | 1.46 billion current US$ | 14.63 billion current US$ | Iran |
| 2000s | 33.55 billion current US$ | 12.51 billion current US$ | 21.04 billion current US$ | Iran |
| 2010s | 57.76 billion current US$ | 38.14 billion current US$ | 19.62 billion current US$ | Iran |
| 2020s | 50.60 billion current US$ | 46.19 billion current US$ | 4.40 billion current US$ | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Iran or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 54.76 billion current US$ against 52.73 billion current US$ in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Iran and Iraq?
- 2.03 billion current US$, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Iran ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 56th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.