Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Iraq

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq in 2016 — 0%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 175. Since 1963, the indicator has fallen by 3.96 pp.

2016 0% −0.01 pp vs 2015
World rank 175of 175
Period maximum 51.9%1973
Period minimum 0%2016

Trend over time

1963–2016 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Iraq, 1963–2016020406019631969197519811987199319992005201120161963: 3.96%1972: 48.72%1973: 51.9%1974: 37.91%1975: 37.13%1976: 30.86%2000: 0.56%2001: 1.12%2002: 1.04%2004: 0.29%2005: 0.26%2006: 0.18%2007: 0.1%2008: 0.05%2009: 0.03%2010: 0.03%2011: 0.02%2012: 0.02%2013: 0.01%2014: 0.01%2015: 0.01%2016: 0%
Change over the period: −3.96 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 0%
World 8.97%
Western Asia computed 4.11%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 0 −0.01 pp
2015 0.01 −0 pp
2014 0.01 −0 pp
2013 0.01 −0.01 pp
2012 0.02 −0 pp
2011 0.02 −0.01 pp
2010 0.03 −0 pp
2009 0.03 −0.02 pp
2008 0.05 −0.05 pp
2007 0.1 −0.08 pp
2006 0.18 −0.09 pp
2005 0.26 −0.03 pp
2004 0.29
2002 1.04 −0.08 pp
2001 1.12 +0.56 pp
2000 0.56
1976 30.86 −6.27 pp
1975 37.13 −0.78 pp
1974 37.91 −13.99 pp
1973 51.9 +3.17 pp
1972 48.72
1963 3.96

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.

Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.