Ethiopia (ETH) and Iraq (IRQ) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Iraq Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $880k to Iraq. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Iraq were Scrap Plastic ($611k), Spices ($164k), and Coffee ($68.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $1.56M in 2017 to $880k in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to Iraq.

Iraq-Ethiopia In N/A, Iraq did not export any products to Ethiopia.

In 2022, Iraq did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Iraq ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 36 in total exports ($123B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $880k to Iraq. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Iraq were Scrap Plastic ($611k), Spices ($164k), and Coffee ($68.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $1.56M in 2017 to $880k in 2022.

Iraq does not register exports to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Iraq to Ethiopia were Petroleum Coke ($5.14M), Bitumen and asphalt ($4.13M), and Petroleum Gas ($3.39M).

Exports from Ethiopia () to Iraq () (2022)

Exports from Iraq () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Iraq ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Iraq
Top DestinationIndia$38.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ethiopia or Iraq. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ethiopia and Iraq or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Iraq included Saudi Arabia ($268M), Somalia ($265M), and Japan ($150M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iraq than Ethiopia included India ($38.8B), China ($34B), and United States ($10.3B).

Difference in imports from Iraq () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Iraq

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This chart compares trade between Ethiopia and Iraq by product, considering products traded by both, Ethiopia and Iraq.

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($614k), Vegetable Products ($259k), and Textiles ($2.53k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Iraq+$280kCoffee

Top Product Potential Iraq Ethiopia+$931kRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ethiopia and Iraq. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iraq. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iraq indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Iraq () (2022)

Exports from Iraq () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Iraq ()

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Iraq () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Iraq

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ethiopia () and Iraq () (2022)

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