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Pakistan-Iraq Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $55M to Iraq. The main products that Pakistan exported to Iraq were Rice ($10.7M), Air Pumps ($5.74M), and Corn ($5.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $22.1M in 2017 to $55M in 2022.

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

Iraq-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Iraq exported $118M to Pakistan. The main products that Iraq exported to Pakistan were Petroleum Gas ($112M), Scrap Vessels ($2.07M), and Refined Petroleum ($1.88M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 7.81%,  from $64.7M in 2017 to $118M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Pakistan exported $55M to Iraq. The main products exported from Pakistan to Iraq were Rice ($10.7M), Air Pumps ($5.74M), and Corn ($5.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $22.1M in 2017 to $55M in 2022.

In 2017, Iraq exported $118M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Iraq to Pakistan were Petroleum Gas ($112M), Scrap Vessels ($2.07M), and Refined Petroleum ($1.88M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 7.81%, from $64.7M in 2022 to $118M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Pakistan (Flag) and Iraq (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B
Iraq
Top Destination
India$38.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Iraq included United Kingdom ($2.41B), Afghanistan ($975M), and Bangladesh ($839M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Iraq

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Vegetable Products ($18.4M), Machines ($9.22M), and Chemical Products ($9.08M).

During 2017, Iraq had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Mineral Products ($114M), Transportation ($2.07M), and Vegetable Products ($1.63M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Iraq+$13MRice
Top Product Potential Iraq Pakistan+$13.5MRefined 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 Pakistan and Iraq. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iraq. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iraq indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan.

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

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