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Where does Iraq get its rice? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Iraq imported $1.6 billion of rice (2.1 million tonnes), 4.2% of the world total. India sold 57% of the total, followed by Thailand (37%) and the United States (5%). Iraq was the world’s 5th-largest importer of rice.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
2.1million tonnes
Share of world total
4.2%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 17 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India929Tonnes: 945,965USD per tonne: $98256.5%Sea
Thailand607Tonnes: 997,185USD per tonne: $60936.9%Sea
United States85.5Tonnes: 131,501USD per tonne: $6505.2%Sea
Turkey15.3Tonnes: 17,703USD per tonne: $8670.93%Sea
Pakistan5.7Tonnes: 7,191USD per tonne: $7950.35%Sea
Kazakhstan0.77Tonnes: 1,495USD per tonne: $5130.05%Sea
Taiwan0.03Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $1,0550%Sea
Egypt0.03Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $1,1470%Sea
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $2,5980%Sea
Italy0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $2,3770%Sea
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $5,8300%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,0660%Sea
Lebanon< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,0540%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,5970%Sea
Bulgaria< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,5200%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8000%Sea
Azerbaijan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,0000%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • India 929
  • Thailand 607
  • United States 85.5
  • Turkey 15.3
  • Pakistan 5.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India0.23929
Thailand1.6607
United States085.5
Turkey0.0215.3
Pakistan05.7

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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