Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq
Iraq: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 39.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq is 39.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq peaked at 95.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
That places Iraq 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.6% | — |
| 1961 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 92.8% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 85.5% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 82.7% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 80.4% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 81.5% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 79.8% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 82.0% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 54.1% | -34.0% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 61.7% | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 66.7% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66.9% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 41.3% | -38.3% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -77.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -96.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +620.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -74.3% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +14780.2% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +3.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 39.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 39.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +14780.2% | 0.5% | 67.7% |
| 1995 | +620.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| 1994 | -96.6% | 7.2% | 0.2% |
| 1993 | -77.8% | 32.2% | 7.2% |
| 1996 | -74.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.0% | 79.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.5% | 79.1% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 47.2% | 66.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 0.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 69.2% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 45.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 31.0% | 39.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Iraq was 39.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Iraq rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Iraq ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.