Merchandise trade in Iraq
Iraq: Merchandise trade was 70.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Iraq stood at 70.0%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Iraq peaked at 202.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1995.
Iraq ranks 67th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.8% | — |
| 1961 | 64.0% | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 59.0% | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 60.9% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 58.6% | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 48.8% | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 58.4% | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 43.5% | -25.4% |
| 1973 | 55.2% | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 77.9% | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 93.0% | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 74.2% | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 68.3% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 82.7% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 75.0% | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | -33.4% |
| 1984 | 43.5% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | -72.3% |
| 1991 | 196.2% | +2001.6% |
| 1992 | 202.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | -52.6% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -75.1% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -62.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +353.8% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 106.8% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 70.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.2% | 48.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.0% | 43.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 30.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 9.0% | 202.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 66.6% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 45.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 52.6% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- 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$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,812 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Iraq?
- Merchandise trade in Iraq was 70.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 202.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1995.
- How does Iraq rank for merchandise trade?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.