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About

China-Iraq Trade: In 2022, China exported $14B to Iraq. The main products that China exported to Iraq were Air Conditioners ($711M), Rubber Tires ($425M), and Light Fixtures ($419M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $8.33B in 2017 to $14B in 2022.

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

Iraq-China Trade: In 2022, Iraq exported $34B to China. The main products that Iraq exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($33.8B), Refined Petroleum ($173M), and Petroleum Coke ($46.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to China have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%,  from $12.3B in 2017 to $34B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Iraq ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 36 in total exports ($123B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $14B to Iraq. The main products exported from China to Iraq were Air Conditioners ($711M), Rubber Tires ($425M), and Light Fixtures ($419M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $8.33B in 2017 to $14B in 2022.

In 2017, Iraq exported $34B to China. The main products exported from Iraq to China were Crude Petroleum ($33.8B), Refined Petroleum ($173M), and Petroleum Coke ($46.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to China have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $12.3B in 2022 to $34B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Iraq (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iraq (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

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Difference in imports from Iraq (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Iraq

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Machines ($4.01B), Metals ($1.94B), and Textiles ($1.86B).

During 2017, Iraq had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($34B), Chemical Products ($832k), and Vegetable Products ($127k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Iraq+$309MTelephones
Top Product Potential Iraq China+$2.35BCrude 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

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Iraq (Flag) (2022)

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