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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Iraq

Imports (% of GDP) in Iraq in 2024 — 37.38%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 172. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 17.19 pp.

2024 37.38% +7.55 pp vs 2023
World rank 102of 172
Period maximum 76.84%2003
Period minimum 0.02%1995

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Iraq, 1970–202402040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 20.19%1971: 22.99%1972: 21.48%1973: 24.61%1974: 31.57%1975: 42.57%1976: 35.91%1977: 40.83%1978: 31.65%1979: 31.16%1980: 31.56%1981: 62.29%1982: 66.44%1983: 32.93%1984: 29.66%1985: 29.82%1986: 26.44%1987: 26.13%1988: 22.81%1989: 22.87%1990: 7.43%1991: 2.5%1992: 1.34%1993: 0.47%1994: 0.06%1995: 0.02%1996: 0.02%1997: 42.34%1998: 54.34%1999: 60.68%2000: 49.63%2001: 61.51%2002: 49.19%2003: 76.84%2004: 63.96%2005: 61.39%2006: 38.62%2007: 28.19%2008: 30.73%2009: 39.29%2010: 34.08%2011: 27.75%2012: 29.1%2013: 27.75%2014: 30.04%2015: 35.08%2016: 26.48%2017: 25.86%2018: 25%2019: 30.94%2020: 29.99%2021: 24.18%2022: 24.23%2023: 29.83%2024: 37.38%
Change over the period: +17.19 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 37.38%
World 28.11%
Middle East & North Africa 38.36%
Western Asia computed 30.86%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 22.36%
Imports (% of GDP) — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37.38 +7.55 pp
2023 29.83 +5.6 pp
2022 24.23 +0.05 pp
2021 24.18 −5.81 pp
2020 29.99 −0.95 pp
2019 30.94 +5.94 pp
2018 25 −0.87 pp
2017 25.86 −0.61 pp
2016 26.48 −8.6 pp
2015 35.08 +5.04 pp
2014 30.04 +2.29 pp
2013 27.75 −1.35 pp
2012 29.1 +1.35 pp
2011 27.75 −6.33 pp
2010 34.08 −5.21 pp
2009 39.29 +8.56 pp
2008 30.73 +2.53 pp
2007 28.19 −10.43 pp
2006 38.62 −22.78 pp
2005 61.39 −2.57 pp
2004 63.96 −12.88 pp
2003 76.84 +27.65 pp
2002 49.19 −12.31 pp
2001 61.51 +11.87 pp
2000 49.63 −11.05 pp
1999 60.68 +6.34 pp
1998 54.34 +12 pp
1997 42.34 +42.32 pp
1996 0.02 +0 pp
1995 0.02 −0.05 pp
1994 0.06 −0.41 pp
1993 0.47 −0.87 pp
1992 1.34 −1.16 pp
1991 2.5 −4.93 pp
1990 7.43 −15.44 pp
1989 22.87 +0.06 pp
1988 22.81 −3.32 pp
1987 26.13 −0.31 pp
1986 26.44 −3.38 pp
1985 29.82 +0.15 pp
1984 29.66 −3.27 pp
1983 32.93 −33.51 pp
1982 66.44 +4.15 pp
1981 62.29 +30.73 pp
1980 31.56 +0.4 pp
1979 31.16 −0.49 pp
1978 31.65 −9.18 pp
1977 40.83 +4.92 pp
1976 35.91 −6.66 pp
1975 42.57 +11 pp
1974 31.57 +6.97 pp
1973 24.61 +3.13 pp
1972 21.48 −1.51 pp
1971 22.99 +2.81 pp
1970 20.19 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 93.38 AM Armenia 76.44 BH Bahrain 69.99 LB Lebanon 58.92 GE Georgia 55.64 PS Palestine 52.74 OM Oman 48.78 KW Kuwait 38.23 IQ Iraq 37.38 AZ Azerbaijan 36.73 TR Türkiye 27.03 SA Saudi Arabia 27.02 IL Israel 25.98
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Iraq

Trade Exports (% of GDP)

How far the economy is oriented toward external markets.

Iraq by year Trade Trade openness

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Iraq by year Trade Imports of goods and services

The value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.

Iraq by year Trade Exports of goods and services

The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.

Iraq by year Trade Merchandise exports

Exports of goods only, without services — WTO data.

Iraq by year
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