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

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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.

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 0.18%, from $347M in 2018 to $341M in 2023.

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

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

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In 2023, 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 2018 to $1.84B in 2023.

In 2018, 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 0.18%, from $347M in 2023 to $341M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Iraq () and France ()

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Iraq
Top DestinationChina$35.5B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - France

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

During 2023, Iraq had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.84B), Instruments ($122k), and Chemical Products ($114k).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Chemical Products ($112M), Machines ($74M), and Foodstuffs ($53.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iraq France+$832MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential France Iraq+$35.7MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Iraq () and France ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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