France (FRA) and Iraq (IRQ) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Iraq Trade: In 2023, France exported $341M to Iraq. The main products that France exported to Iraq were Packaged Medicaments ($54.2M), Malt Extract ($31.6M), and Iron Pipes ($17.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.33%, from $347M in 2018 to $341M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Iraq.

Iraq-France Trade: In 2023, Iraq exported $1.84B to France. The main products that Iraq exported to France were Crude Petroleum ($1.84B), Petroleum Coke ($2.49M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($97.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to France have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%, from $568M in 2018 to $1.84B in 2023.

In 2023, Iraq did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Iraq ranked 97 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.71), and 40 in total exports ($107B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $341M to Iraq. The main products exported from France to Iraq were Packaged Medicaments ($54.2M), Malt Extract ($31.6M), and Iron Pipes ($17.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.33%, from $347M in 2018 to $341M in 2023.

In 2018, Iraq exported $1.84B to France. The main products exported from Iraq to France were Crude Petroleum ($1.84B), Petroleum Coke ($2.49M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($97.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to France have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%, from $568M in 2023 to $1.84B in 2018.

Exports from France () to Iraq () (2023)

Exports from Iraq () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Iraq ()

France Exports

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Iraq
Top DestinationChina$35.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Iraq included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iraq than France included India ($29.8B), China ($35.5B), and Greece ($5.68B).

Difference in imports from Iraq () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Iraq

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Chemical Products ($112M), Machines ($74M), and Foodstuffs ($53.3M).

During 2018, Iraq had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.84B), Instruments ($122k), and Chemical Products ($114k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Iraq+$35.7MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Iraq France+$832MCrude 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Iraq () (2023)

Exports from Iraq () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Iraq ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Iraq () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Iraq

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Iraq () (2023)

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