Food exports in Iraq
Iraq: Food exports was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Iraq, 1963–2016
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for food exports in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 88.5% on the previous year and down 99.5% 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 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% compare
- 194 Libya 0.1% compare
- 195 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,812 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Iraq?
- Food exports in Iraq was 0.0% in 2016, 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 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.