Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Iraq
Iraq: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 76.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Iraq, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Iraq is 76.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Iraq peaked at 81.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 74.0% | — |
| 1972 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 71.8% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 66.2% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 78.4% | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | -80.5% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +91.6% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +101.5% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +21.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 76.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 76.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 74.5% | 66.2% | 81.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 15.8% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 60.3% | 76.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2024)
- 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 manufactures imports in Iraq?
- Manufactures imports in Iraq was 76.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for manufactures imports?
- Iraq ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.