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Trade openness — Iraq

Trade openness in Iraq in 2024 — 77.14%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 172. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 19.62 pp.

2024 77.14% +7.68 pp vs 2023
World rank 96of 172
Period maximum 154.23%2003
Period minimum 0.02%1995

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Iraq, 1970–202405010015020019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 57.52%1971: 66.65%1972: 58.41%1973: 70.94%1974: 92.61%1975: 94.9%1976: 93.28%1977: 97.03%1978: 88.33%1979: 93.62%1980: 95.05%1981: 93.91%1982: 92.79%1983: 57.55%1984: 55.33%1985: 54.96%1986: 42.94%1987: 49.35%1988: 42.5%1989: 44.84%1990: 15.13%1991: 3.79%1992: 1.92%1993: 0.54%1994: 0.1%1995: 0.02%1996: 0.03%1997: 106.19%1998: 132.24%1999: 138.31%2000: 125.34%2001: 126.78%2002: 119.76%2003: 154.23%2004: 120.23%2005: 115.74%2006: 89.65%2007: 74.09%2008: 81.06%2009: 78.69%2010: 73.5%2011: 72.17%2012: 73.61%2013: 67.41%2014: 68.98%2015: 69.59%2016: 54.59%2017: 59.78%2018: 65.8%2019: 68.99%2020: 57.74%2021: 61.5%2022: 68.76%2023: 69.46%2024: 77.14%
Change over the period: +19.62 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 77.14%
World 56.72%
Middle East & North Africa 61.06%
Western Asia computed 64.3%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 46.82%
Trade openness — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.14 +7.68 pp
2023 69.46 +0.7 pp
2022 68.76 +7.26 pp
2021 61.5 +3.76 pp
2020 57.74 −11.25 pp
2019 68.99 +3.19 pp
2018 65.8 +6.02 pp
2017 59.78 +5.19 pp
2016 54.59 −15 pp
2015 69.59 +0.61 pp
2014 68.98 +1.57 pp
2013 67.41 −6.2 pp
2012 73.61 +1.44 pp
2011 72.17 −1.33 pp
2010 73.5 −5.19 pp
2009 78.69 −2.37 pp
2008 81.06 +6.96 pp
2007 74.09 −15.56 pp
2006 89.65 −26.09 pp
2005 115.74 −4.49 pp
2004 120.23 −34 pp
2003 154.23 +34.47 pp
2002 119.76 −7.02 pp
2001 126.78 +1.44 pp
2000 125.34 −12.98 pp
1999 138.31 +6.07 pp
1998 132.24 +26.05 pp
1997 106.19 +106.16 pp
1996 0.03 +0.01 pp
1995 0.02 −0.08 pp
1994 0.1 −0.45 pp
1993 0.54 −1.38 pp
1992 1.92 −1.87 pp
1991 3.79 −11.34 pp
1990 15.13 −29.71 pp
1989 44.84 +2.34 pp
1988 42.5 −6.85 pp
1987 49.35 +6.41 pp
1986 42.94 −12.02 pp
1985 54.96 −0.37 pp
1984 55.33 −2.22 pp
1983 57.55 −35.24 pp
1982 92.79 −1.12 pp
1981 93.91 −1.14 pp
1980 95.05 +1.43 pp
1979 93.62 +5.29 pp
1978 88.33 −8.7 pp
1977 97.03 +3.75 pp
1976 93.28 −1.62 pp
1975 94.9 +2.29 pp
1974 92.61 +21.68 pp
1973 70.94 +12.53 pp
1972 58.41 −8.24 pp
1971 66.65 +9.13 pp
1970 57.52 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

CY Cyprus 190.4 BH Bahrain 157.48 AM Armenia 150.06 OM Oman 114.85 GE Georgia 103.46 KW Kuwait 93.99 AZ Azerbaijan 82.57 LB Lebanon 82.23 IQ Iraq 77.14 PS Palestine 74.59 SA Saudi Arabia 56.4 TR Türkiye 54.6 IL Israel 54.38
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

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