Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Iraq

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Iraq in 2025 — 70.02%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.17 pp.

2025 70.02% +2.64 pp vs 2024
World rank 63of 189
Period maximum 202.47%1992
Period minimum 9%1995

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Iraq, 1960–2025010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 67.85%1962: 59.02%1964: 58.65%1966: 56.4%1968: 49.82%1970: 48.97%1972: 43.54%1974: 77.9%1976: 74.18%1978: 64.29%1980: 76.64%1982: 74.99%1984: 43.45%1986: 37.35%1988: 31.71%1990: 9.33%1992: 202.47%1994: 23.85%1996: 40.86%1998: 55.7%2000: 69.45%2002: 66.92%2004: 106.77%2006: 80.65%2008: 75.02%2010: 69.07%2012: 70.28%2014: 63.03%2016: 45.28%2018: 58.4%2020: 52.6%2022: 60.28%2024: 67.37%2025: 70.02%
Change over the period: +2.17 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Iraq 70.02%
World 43.89%
Western Asia computed 46.07%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.02 +2.64 pp
2024 67.37 +6.02 pp
2023 61.36 +1.07 pp
2022 60.28 +5.95 pp
2021 54.33 +1.73 pp
2020 52.6 −6.38 pp
2019 58.98 +0.58 pp
2018 58.4 +7.32 pp
2017 51.08 +5.79 pp
2016 45.28 −13.96 pp
2015 59.24 −3.79 pp
2014 63.03 −2.56 pp
2013 65.59 −4.69 pp
2012 70.28 +1.65 pp
2011 68.63 −0.44 pp
2010 69.07 −3.42 pp
2009 72.49 −2.53 pp
2008 75.02 +8.45 pp
2007 66.57 −14.07 pp
2006 80.65 −13.69 pp
2005 94.34 −12.43 pp
2004 106.77 +17.15 pp
2003 89.61 +22.69 pp
2002 66.92 −4.93 pp
2001 71.85 +2.4 pp
2000 69.45 +4.42 pp
1999 65.03 +9.33 pp
1998 55.7 +12.25 pp
1997 43.44 +2.59 pp
1996 40.86 +31.85 pp
1995 9 −14.85 pp
1994 23.85 −72.08 pp
1993 95.94 −106.53 pp
1992 202.47 +6.29 pp
1991 196.18 +186.84 pp
1990 9.33 −24.36 pp
1989 33.7 +1.99 pp
1988 31.71 +1.56 pp
1987 30.15 −7.2 pp
1986 37.35 −5.94 pp
1985 43.29 −0.16 pp
1984 43.45 −6.48 pp
1983 49.93 −25.07 pp
1982 74.99 −7.67 pp
1981 82.66 +6.02 pp
1980 76.64 +0.62 pp
1979 76.03 +11.74 pp
1978 64.29 −4.01 pp
1977 68.3 −5.88 pp
1976 74.18 −18.8 pp
1975 92.97 +15.07 pp
1974 77.9 +22.67 pp
1973 55.24 +11.7 pp
1972 43.54 −14.85 pp
1971 58.39 +9.42 pp
1970 48.97 −0.4 pp
1969 49.37 −0.44 pp
1968 49.82 +0.98 pp
1967 48.83 −7.56 pp
1966 56.4 −0.84 pp
1965 57.24 −1.41 pp
1964 58.65 −2.26 pp
1963 60.91 +1.89 pp
1962 59.02 −4.98 pp
1961 64 −3.85 pp
1960 67.85

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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