Summary
- India → Iraq
- $3.3billion
- Iraq → India
- $29.9billion
- India’s balance
- -$26.6billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Iraq
Trade between India and Iraq grew 49,215.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 3.3
- Imports 29.9
- Balance -26.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $646 thousand | $27 thousand | $618 thousand |
| 1996 | $2 million | $44 thousand | $2 million |
| 1997 | $11 million | $185 million | -$174 million |
| 1998 | $36 million | $151 million | -$115 million |
| 1999 | $50 million | $201 million | -$151 million |
| 2000 | $67 million | $93 million | -$26 million |
| 2001 | $160 million | $0 | $160 million |
| 2002 | $251 million | $50 thousand | $251 million |
| 2003 | $72 million | $9 thousand | $72 million |
| 2004 | $115 million | $799 thousand | $114 million |
| 2005 | $131 million | $2 million | $129 million |
| 2006 | $212 million | $4.5 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2007 | $197 million | $5.4 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2008 | $379 million | $9.5 billion | -$9.1 billion |
| 2009 | $532 million | $5.8 billion | -$5.3 billion |
| 2010 | $686 million | $7.3 billion | -$6.6 billion |
| 2011 | $674 million | $17.4 billion | -$16.8 billion |
| 2012 | $1.3 billion | $19.5 billion | -$18.3 billion |
| 2013 | $941 million | $20.2 billion | -$19.3 billion |
| 2014 | $1.1 billion | $16.1 billion | -$15 billion |
| 2015 | $1.1 billion | $11.3 billion | -$10.2 billion |
| 2016 | $974 million | $10 billion | -$9 billion |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $15.3 billion | -$14.1 billion |
| 2018 | $1.9 billion | $23 billion | -$21.2 billion |
| 2019 | $2 billion | $22.1 billion | -$20.1 billion |
| 2020 | $1.5 billion | $16.2 billion | -$14.7 billion |
| 2021 | $2 billion | $26.6 billion | -$24.5 billion |
| 2022 | $2.5 billion | $38.8 billion | -$36.3 billion |
| 2023 | $3.5 billion | $29.8 billion | -$26.4 billion |
| 2024 | $3.3 billion | $29.9 billion | -$26.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Iraq
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Iraq sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Umm Qasr is 1,644 nautical miles (3,045 km) long: ≈ 4–5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: 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 India’s 6th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and India was Iraq’s 2nd (21%).
- Iraq in India’s trade
- 2.9%
- Iraq’s rank among India’s partners
- 6th
- India in Iraq’s trade
- 20.6%
- India’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of India
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.