Summary
- Germany → Iraq
- $1.4billion
- Iraq → Germany
- $1.8billion
- Germany’s balance
- -$423million
Balance
Germany’s trade balance with Iraq
Trade between Germany and Iraq grew 424-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Germany’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.4
- Imports 1.8
- Balance -0.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $8 million | $167 thousand | $7 million |
| 1996 | $9 million | $365 thousand | $9 million |
| 1997 | $24 million | $6 million | $18 million |
| 1998 | $86 million | $79 million | $7 million |
| 1999 | $76 million | $88 million | -$12 million |
| 2000 | $111 million | $42 million | $68 million |
| 2001 | $279 million | $109 thousand | $279 million |
| 2002 | $330 million | $5 million | $325 million |
| 2003 | $174 million | $11 million | $163 million |
| 2004 | $440 million | $2 million | $438 million |
| 2005 | $332 million | $491 thousand | $332 million |
| 2006 | $414 million | $15 million | $399 million |
| 2007 | $383 million | $56 million | $327 million |
| 2008 | $433 million | $203 million | $230 million |
| 2009 | $841 million | $116 million | $725 million |
| 2010 | $1.1 billion | $212 million | $852 million |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $498 million | $538 million |
| 2012 | $1.5 billion | $659 million | $805 million |
| 2013 | $1.7 billion | $585 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2014 | $1.5 billion | $579 million | $903 million |
| 2015 | $1 billion | $497 million | $533 million |
| 2016 | $725 million | $643 million | $82 million |
| 2017 | $742 million | $1.1 billion | -$337 million |
| 2018 | $853 million | $1.3 billion | -$404 million |
| 2019 | $1.1 billion | $741 million | $395 million |
| 2020 | $1 billion | $457 million | $581 million |
| 2021 | $1.1 billion | $1.1 billion | -$46 million |
| 2022 | $1.2 billion | $2.3 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2023 | $1.3 billion | $1.7 billion | -$407 million |
| 2024 | $1.4 billion | $1.8 billion | -$423 million |
What they sell each other
What Germany sells to Iraq
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Iraq sells to Germany
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Hamburg and Umm Qasr is 12,062 nautical miles (22,338 km) long: ≈ 28–36 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Dover, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (12,062 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Dover, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (7,150 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 Germany’s 64th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and Germany was Iraq’s 9th (2%).
- Iraq in Germany’s trade
- 0.1%
- Iraq’s rank among Germany’s partners
- 64th
- Germany in Iraq’s trade
- 2%
- Germany’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 9th
Compare with
Other partners of Germany
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.