Import value index in Iraq
Iraq: Import value index was 186.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Iraq, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 186.4 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.5% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Iraq peaked at 186.4 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1 2015 = 100, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 44th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 46.5 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 73.8 2015 = 100 | +79.6% |
| 2009 | 87.9 2015 = 100 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 93.1 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 125.1 2015 = 100 | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 134.4 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 123.8 2015 = 100 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 71.9 2015 = 100 | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 79.1 2015 = 100 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 122.2 2015 = 100 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 86.9 2015 = 100 | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 118 2015 = 100 | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 138.6 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 186.4 2015 = 100 | +34.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 186.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 155.5 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 186.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 131.5 2015 = 100, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.66 2015 = 100 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | 87.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 104.81 2015 = 100 | 71.9 2015 = 100 | 134.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.6 2015 = 100 | 86.9 2015 = 100 | 186.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Iraq?
- Import value index in Iraq was 186.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 186.4 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1 2015 = 100 in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for import value index?
- Iraq ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.