Summary
- Iraq → United States
- $7.7billion
- United States → Iraq
- $1.6billion
- Iraq’s balance
- $6.1billion
Balance
Iraq’s trade balance with the United States
Trade between Iraq and the United States grew 3,402.1-fold since 1996
USD billions (current). Iraq’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 7.7
- Imports 1.6
- Balance +6.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $3 million | -$3 million |
| 1997 | $317 million | $82 million | $235 million |
| 1998 | $1.4 billion | $100 million | $1.3 billion |
| 1999 | $4.5 billion | $10 million | $4.5 billion |
| 2000 | $6.1 billion | $10 million | $6.1 billion |
| 2001 | $5.8 billion | $46 million | $5.8 billion |
| 2002 | $3.8 billion | $32 million | $3.7 billion |
| 2003 | $4.9 billion | $299 million | $4.6 billion |
| 2004 | $9.1 billion | $818 million | $8.2 billion |
| 2005 | $9.3 billion | $1.3 billion | $8 billion |
| 2006 | $11.8 billion | $1.5 billion | $10.4 billion |
| 2007 | $11.4 billion | $1.5 billion | $9.8 billion |
| 2008 | $22.7 billion | $2.1 billion | $20.6 billion |
| 2009 | $9.6 billion | $1.6 billion | $8 billion |
| 2010 | $12.6 billion | $1.5 billion | $11.1 billion |
| 2011 | $17.4 billion | $2.3 billion | $15.1 billion |
| 2012 | $19.6 billion | $1.8 billion | $17.8 billion |
| 2013 | $13.5 billion | $1.9 billion | $11.7 billion |
| 2014 | $14 billion | $2 billion | $12 billion |
| 2015 | $4.6 billion | $1.6 billion | $3 billion |
| 2016 | $6.3 billion | $1.2 billion | $5.1 billion |
| 2017 | $11.2 billion | $1 billion | $10.1 billion |
| 2018 | $12.1 billion | $1.3 billion | $10.9 billion |
| 2019 | $7.2 billion | $1.2 billion | $6 billion |
| 2020 | $3.3 billion | $729 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2021 | $3.9 billion | $767 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2022 | $10.3 billion | $897 million | $9.4 billion |
| 2023 | $8.9 billion | $1.4 billion | $7.5 billion |
| 2024 | $7.7 billion | $1.6 billion | $6.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Iraq sells to the United States
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United States 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 Los Angeles is 11,934 nautical miles (22,102 km) long: ≈ 27.5–35.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Hormuz; and Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
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
The United States was Iraq’s 5th largest trading partner (6% of its trade), and Iraq was the United States’ 55th (0.2%).
- The United States in Iraq’s trade
- 5.8%
- The United States’ rank among Iraq’s partners
- 5th
- Iraq in the United States’ trade
- 0.2%
- Iraq’s rank among the United States’ partners
- 55th
Compare with
Other partners of Iraq
Other partners of the United States
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.