Summary
- Iraq → Turkey
- $1.8billion
- Turkey → Iraq
- $13billion
- Iraq’s balance
- -$11.2billion
Balance
Iraq’s trade balance with Turkey
Trade between Iraq and Turkey grew 124.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Iraq’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.8
- Imports 13
- Balance -11.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $119 million | -$119 million |
| 1996 | $32 million | $188 million | -$156 million |
| 1997 | $76 million | $54 million | $22 million |
| 1998 | $13 million | $11 million | $2 million |
| 1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2003 | $42 million | $829 million | -$787 million |
| 2004 | $146 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2005 | $66 million | $2.7 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2006 | $122 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2007 | $119 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2008 | $133 million | $3.9 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2009 | $121 million | $5.1 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2010 | $157 million | $6 billion | -$5.9 billion |
| 2011 | $121 million | $8.3 billion | -$8.2 billion |
| 2012 | $209 million | $10.8 billion | -$10.6 billion |
| 2013 | $174 million | $12.9 billion | -$12.8 billion |
| 2014 | $300 million | $13.2 billion | -$12.9 billion |
| 2015 | $329 million | $10 billion | -$9.6 billion |
| 2016 | $895 million | $8.5 billion | -$7.6 billion |
| 2017 | $1.6 billion | $10.1 billion | -$8.5 billion |
| 2018 | $1.6 billion | $9.4 billion | -$7.8 billion |
| 2019 | $2.7 billion | $10.2 billion | -$7.5 billion |
| 2020 | $8.2 billion | $9.1 billion | -$938 million |
| 2021 | $1.7 billion | $11.1 billion | -$9.5 billion |
| 2022 | $1.4 billion | $13.7 billion | -$12.3 billion |
| 2023 | $1.5 billion | $12.8 billion | -$11.3 billion |
| 2024 | $1.8 billion | $13 billion | -$11.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Iraq sells to Turkey
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Turkey 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 Istanbul is 12,440 nautical miles (23,039 km) long: ≈ 29–37 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, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Dardanelles (12,440 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Suez Canal and the Dardanelles (4,220 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
Turkey was Iraq’s 3rd largest trading partner (9% of its trade), and Iraq was Turkey’s 10th (3%).
- Turkey in Iraq’s trade
- 9.2%
- Turkey’s rank among Iraq’s partners
- 3rd
- Iraq in Turkey’s trade
- 2.5%
- Iraq’s rank among Turkey’s partners
- 10th
Compare with
Other partners of Iraq
Other partners of Turkey
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.