Summary
- France → Iraq
- $456million
- Iraq → France
- $2.1billion
- France’s balance
- -$1.7billion
Balance
France’s trade balance with Iraq
Trade between France and Iraq grew 3,608.9-fold since 1996
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.5
- Imports 2.1
- Balance -1.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $713 thousand | $0 | $713 thousand |
| 1997 | $133 million | $527 million | -$393 million |
| 1998 | $252 million | $739 million | -$488 million |
| 1999 | $304 million | $809 million | -$505 million |
| 2000 | $351 million | $1.3 billion | -$972 million |
| 2001 | $582 million | $886 million | -$303 million |
| 2002 | $438 million | $745 million | -$307 million |
| 2003 | $172 million | $200 million | -$28 million |
| 2004 | $286 million | $354 million | -$68 million |
| 2005 | $243 million | $515 million | -$272 million |
| 2006 | $164 million | $903 million | -$738 million |
| 2007 | $271 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2008 | $248 million | $2.2 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2009 | $525 million | $1.2 billion | -$639 million |
| 2010 | $620 million | $1.3 billion | -$704 million |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$154 million |
| 2012 | $905 million | $1.3 billion | -$392 million |
| 2013 | $633 million | $1.1 billion | -$485 million |
| 2014 | $1.2 billion | $999 million | $159 million |
| 2015 | $460 million | $895 million | -$435 million |
| 2016 | $343 million | $176 million | $167 million |
| 2017 | $365 million | $143 million | $222 million |
| 2018 | $347 million | $568 million | -$221 million |
| 2019 | $458 million | $1 billion | -$546 million |
| 2020 | $372 million | $265 million | $107 million |
| 2021 | $322 million | $1.1 billion | -$740 million |
| 2022 | $410 million | $1.4 billion | -$951 million |
| 2023 | $362 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2024 | $456 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Iraq
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Iraq sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Umm Qasr is 11,570 nautical miles (21,428 km) long: ≈ 27–34.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (11,570 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (6,656 nautical miles).
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 France’s 56th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and France was Iraq’s 10th (2%).
- Iraq in France’s trade
- 0.2%
- Iraq’s rank among France’s partners
- 56th
- France in Iraq’s trade
- 1.6%
- France’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 10th
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.