Iraq (IRQ) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Iraq-Ghana Trade: In 2019, Iraq exported $457k to Ghana. The main products that Iraq exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Iraq to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 105%, from $6.14k in 2013 to $457k in 2019.

In 2019, Iraq did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-Iraq Trade: In 2019, Ghana exported $199k to Iraq. The main products that Ghana exported to Iraq were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Ghana to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 5.77%, from $150k in 2013 to $199k in 2019.

In 2019, Ghana did not export any services to Iraq.

Comparison: In 2022, Iraq ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 36 in total exports ($123B). That same year, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2019, Iraq exported $457k to Ghana. There were not main exports from Iraq to Ghana in 2019. During the last 6 years the exports of Iraq to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 105%, from $6.14k in 2013 to $457k in 2019.

In 2014, Ghana exported $199k to Iraq. There were not main exports from Ghana to Iraq in 2014. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 5.77%, from $150k in 2019 to $199k in 2014.

Exports from Iraq () to Ghana () (2019)

Exports from Ghana () to Iraq () (2019)

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Trade between Iraq () and Ghana ()

Ghana Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Year

Iraq
Top DestinationIndia$38.8B

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iraq than Ghana included India ($38.8B), China ($34B), and South Korea ($8.21B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Iraq included Switzerland ($3.37B), United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), and United Kingdom ($691M).

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Iraq () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Ghana

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

During 2019, Iraq had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of .

During 2014, Ghana had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iraq Ghana+$6.78kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ghana Iraq+$6.81kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iraq () to Ghana () (2019)

Exports from Ghana () to Iraq () (2019)

Latest Data

Trade between Iraq () and Ghana ()

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ghana () and Iraq () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Iraq () and Ghana () (2019)

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