Medium and high-tech exports in Iraq
Iraq: Medium and high-tech exports was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Iraq, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech exports in Iraq stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.2% 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 2016.
That places Iraq 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2022, 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 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 | 4.0% | -94.7% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +868.6% |
| 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% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 0.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 150 Belize 0.2% compare
- 151 Cape Verde 0.1% compare
- 152 Macau, China 0.1% 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Iraq?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Iraq was 0.0% in 2022, 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 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Iraq ranks 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. 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.