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About

Spain-Iran Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $240M to Iran. The main products that Spain exported to Iran were Industrial Furnaces ($41.1M), Valves ($29.6M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($15.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $542M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

In 2003, Spain exported services to Iran worth $39.2M, with Transportation ($12.6M), Other business services ($10.1M), and Construction services ($7.58M) being the largest in terms of value.

Iran-Spain Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $161M to Spain. The main products that Iran exported to Spain were Spices ($41.1M), Float Glass ($24.5M), and Other Nuts ($23.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.9%,  from $1.61B in 2017 to $161M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Spain exported $240M to Iran. The main products exported from Spain to Iran were Industrial Furnaces ($41.1M), Valves ($29.6M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($15.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $542M in 2017 to $240M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $161M to Spain. The main products exported from Iran to Spain were Spices ($41.1M), Float Glass ($24.5M), and Other Nuts ($23.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.9%, from $1.61B in 2022 to $161M in 2017.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Iran included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Spain included Armenia ($557M), Pakistan ($762M), and Azerbaijan ($454M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Spain had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($116M), Chemical Products ($73.5M), and Paper Goods ($14.7M).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Vegetable Products ($66.2M), Metals ($28.2M), and Stone And Glass ($26.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Iran+$13.9MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Iran Spain+$19.7MEthylene Polymers

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

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

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