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6.86%CURRENT US$
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6.91%CURRENT US$
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9.11%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Iraq Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $973M to Iraq. The main products that Italy exported to Iraq were Air Pumps ($128M), Iron Pipes ($55.2M), and Valves ($52.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $583M in 2018 to $973M in 2023.

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

Iraq-Italy Trade: In 2023, Iraq exported $4.12B to Italy. The main products that Iraq exported to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($3.72B), Refined Petroleum ($390M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.59M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.9%,  from $4.53B in 2018 to $4.12B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). That same year, Iraq ranked 97 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.71), and 40 in total exports ($107B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Italy exported $973M to Iraq. The main products exported from Italy to Iraq were Air Pumps ($128M), Iron Pipes ($55.2M), and Valves ($52.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $583M in 2018 to $973M in 2023.

In 2018, Iraq exported $4.12B to Italy. The main products exported from Iraq to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($3.72B), Refined Petroleum ($390M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.59M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.9%, from $4.53B in 2023 to $4.12B in 2018.

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Iraq (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Iraq (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
Iraq
Top Destination
China$35.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Iraq included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iraq than Italy included India ($29.8B), China ($35.5B), and Oman ($472M).

Difference in imports from Iraq (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Italy - Iraq

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Machines ($552M), Metals ($108M), and Chemical Products ($71.8M).

During 2018, Iraq had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.11B), Animal Hides ($3.44M), and Foodstuffs ($1.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Italy Iraq+$32.1MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Iraq Italy+$812MCrude 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 Italy and Iraq. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iraq. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iraq indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Iraq (Flag) (2023)

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