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Turkey-Iran Trade: In 2022, Turkey exported $4.07B to Iran. The main products that Turkey exported to Iran were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($90.3M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($80.7M), and Packaged Medicaments ($74.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 72.6%, from $266M in 2017 to $4.07B in 2022.

In 2022, Turkey did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Turkey Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $4.06B to Turkey. The main products that Iran exported to Turkey were Raw Aluminium ($739M), Raw Zinc ($349M), and Ethylene Polymers ($318M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 45.9%, from $615M in 2017 to $4.06B in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Turkey.

Comparison: In 2022, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.6), and 29 in total exports ($262B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Turkey exported $4.07B to Iran. The main products exported from Turkey to Iran were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($90.3M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($80.7M), and Packaged Medicaments ($74.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 72.6%, from $266M in 2017 to $4.07B in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $4.06B to Turkey. The main products exported from Iran to Turkey were Raw Aluminium ($739M), Raw Zinc ($349M), and Ethylene Polymers ($318M). During the last 22 years the exports of Iran to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 45.9%, from $615M in 1995 to $4.06B in 2017.

Exports from Turkey () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Turkey () (2022)

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Trade between Turkey () and Iran ()

Turkey Exports

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Turkey
Top DestinationGermany$21.9B

Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Turkey than Iran included Germany ($21.9B), United States ($17.1B), and Iraq ($13.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Turkey included China ($5.72B), Armenia ($557M), and Kuwait ($960M).

Difference in imports from Iran () and Turkey () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Iran

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This chart compares trade between Turkey and Iran by product, considering products traded by both, Turkey and Iran.

During 2022, Turkey had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($663M), Chemical Products ($537M), and Textiles ($259M).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Metals ($1.91B), Plastics and Rubbers ($446M), and Chemical Products ($301M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Turkey Iran+$73.5MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

Top Product Potential Iran Turkey+N/AN/A

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 Turkey and Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Turkey indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Turkey.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Turkey () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Turkey () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Turkey () and Iran ()

Turkey Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Iran () and Turkey () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Iran

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Turkey () and Iran () (2022)

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