Summary
- Iraq → Spain
- $1.2billion
- Spain → Iraq
- $230million
- Iraq’s balance
- $974million
Balance
Iraq’s trade balance with Spain
Trade between Iraq and Spain grew 3.2-fold since 1997
USD billions (current). Iraq’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.2
- Imports 0.2
- Balance +1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1997 | $439 million | $5 million | $433 million |
| 1998 | $498 million | $14 million | $484 million |
| 1999 | $653 million | $30 million | $623 million |
| 2000 | $1.2 billion | $57 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2001 | $438 million | $93 million | $345 million |
| 2002 | $396 million | $68 million | $328 million |
| 2003 | $329 million | $49 million | $280 million |
| 2004 | $1.3 billion | $45 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2005 | $1.2 billion | $31 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2006 | $1.6 billion | $24 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2007 | $1.7 billion | $30 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2008 | $1.8 billion | $39 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2009 | $1.1 billion | $72 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2010 | $1.1 billion | $103 million | $975 million |
| 2011 | $2.8 billion | $159 million | $2.6 billion |
| 2012 | $3.9 billion | $134 million | $3.8 billion |
| 2013 | $1.5 billion | $245 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2014 | $1.1 billion | $349 million | $728 million |
| 2015 | $1.3 billion | $131 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2016 | $1.4 billion | $138 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2017 | $1.4 billion | $213 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2018 | $2.1 billion | $180 million | $2 billion |
| 2019 | $2.1 billion | $164 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2020 | $993 million | $157 million | $835 million |
| 2021 | $1.8 billion | $185 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2022 | $3.5 billion | $182 million | $3.4 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $222 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2024 | $1.2 billion | $230 million | $974 million |
What they sell each other
What Iraq sells to Spain
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Spain sells to Iraq
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Umm Qasr and Valencia is 11,065 nautical miles (20,492 km) long: ≈ 25.5–33 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Hormuz, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Gibraltar (11,065 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal (5,203 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
Spain was Iraq’s 14th largest trading partner (0.9% of its trade), and Iraq was Spain’s 66th (0.2%).
- Spain in Iraq’s trade
- 0.9%
- Spain’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 14th
- Iraq in Spain’s trade
- 0.2%
- Iraq’s rank among Spain’s partners
- 66th
Compare with
Other partners of Iraq
Other partners of Spain
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.