Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq
Iraq: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Iraq, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.5% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5,618.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Iraq peaked at 51.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Iraq 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.0% | — |
| 1972 | 48.7% | +1129.2% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 37.9% | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -98.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +100.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -72.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -51.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +6951.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +797.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +6951.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1972 | +1129.2% | 4.0% | 48.7% |
| 2023 | +797.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 30.9% | 51.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Iraq?
- Food exports in Iraq was 0.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for food exports?
- Iraq ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,618.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.