Summary
- China → Iraq
- $16billion
- Iraq → China
- $38.3billion
- China’s balance
- -$22.3billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Iraq
Trade between China and Iraq grew 60,018.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 16
- Imports 38.3
- Balance -22.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $298 thousand | $606 thousand | -$309 thousand |
| 1996 | $1 million | $113 thousand | $921 thousand |
| 1997 | $59 million | $34 million | $25 million |
| 1998 | $105 million | $60 million | $45 million |
| 1999 | $148 million | $116 million | $32 million |
| 2000 | $327 million | $648 million | -$320 million |
| 2001 | $395 million | $73 million | $322 million |
| 2002 | $421 million | $96 million | $325 million |
| 2003 | $56 million | $325 thousand | $56 million |
| 2004 | $149 million | $320 million | -$171 million |
| 2005 | $391 million | $416 million | -$25 million |
| 2006 | $480 million | $653 million | -$173 million |
| 2007 | $725 million | $766 million | -$41 million |
| 2008 | $1.3 billion | $1.4 billion | -$111 million |
| 2009 | $1.8 billion | $3.3 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2010 | $3.6 billion | $6.3 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2011 | $3.8 billion | $10.4 billion | -$6.6 billion |
| 2012 | $4.9 billion | $12.7 billion | -$7.7 billion |
| 2013 | $6.9 billion | $18 billion | -$11.1 billion |
| 2014 | $8.4 billion | $20.8 billion | -$12.4 billion |
| 2015 | $7.9 billion | $12.7 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2016 | $7.5 billion | $10.7 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2017 | $8.3 billion | $13.8 billion | -$5.5 billion |
| 2018 | $7.9 billion | $22.5 billion | -$14.6 billion |
| 2019 | $9.5 billion | $23.9 billion | -$14.5 billion |
| 2020 | $10.9 billion | $19.3 billion | -$8.4 billion |
| 2021 | $10.4 billion | $26.7 billion | -$16.3 billion |
| 2022 | $14 billion | $39.4 billion | -$25.4 billion |
| 2023 | $14.3 billion | $35.5 billion | -$21.2 billion |
| 2024 | $16 billion | $38.3 billion | -$22.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Iraq
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Iraq sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Umm Qasr is 6,176 nautical miles (11,437 km) long: ≈ 14.5–18.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Strait of Hormuz.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Iraq was China’s 29th largest trading partner (0.9% of its trade), and China was Iraq’s largest (34%).
- Iraq in China’s trade
- 0.9%
- Iraq’s rank among China’s partners
- 29th
- China in Iraq’s trade
- 33.7%
- China’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Iraq
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.