Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Iraq
Iraq: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Iraq stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Iraq peaked at 81.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Iraq 148th out of 153 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.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.9% | — |
| 1991 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -48.5% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +107.6% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -97.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -96.6% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +39035.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -64.5% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -65.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +144.7% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +316.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -73.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +1891.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +121.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +39035.4% | 0.1% | 25.1% |
| 2022 | +1891.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | +316.8% | 6.5% | 27.3% |
| 2014 | +144.7% | 2.7% | 6.5% |
| 2023 | +121.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | +107.6% | 39.1% | 81.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 0.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Iraq?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Iraq was 0.4% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.