Turkey (TUR) and Iraq (IRQ) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Turkey-Iraq Trade: In 2022, Turkey exported $13.7B to Iraq. The main products that Turkey exported to Iraq were Jewellery ($1.72B), Poultry Meat ($650M), and Wheat Flours ($612M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 6.34%, from $10.1B in 2017 to $13.7B in 2022.

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

Iraq-Turkey Trade: In 2022, Iraq exported $1.32B to Turkey. The main products that Iraq exported to Turkey were Petroleum Coke ($400M), Refined Petroleum ($342M), and Gold ($326M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to Turkey have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $1.6B in 2017 to $1.32B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.6), and 29 in total exports ($262B). 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

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In 2022, Turkey exported $13.7B to Iraq. The main products exported from Turkey to Iraq were Jewellery ($1.72B), Poultry Meat ($650M), and Wheat Flours ($612M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to Iraq have increased at an annualized rate of 6.34%, from $10.1B in 2017 to $13.7B in 2022.

In 2017, Iraq exported $1.32B to Turkey. The main products exported from Iraq to Turkey were Petroleum Coke ($400M), Refined Petroleum ($342M), and Gold ($326M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to Turkey have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $1.6B in 2022 to $1.32B in 2017.

Exports from Turkey () to Iraq () (2022)

Exports from Iraq () to Turkey () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Turkey
Top DestinationGermany$21.9B

Iraq
Top DestinationIndia$38.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Turkey than Iraq included Germany ($21.9B), United Kingdom ($13.7B), and Russia ($9.24B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Iraq

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

During 2022, Turkey had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Foodstuffs ($2.05B), Vegetable Products ($1.72B), and Precious Metals ($1.72B).

During 2017, Iraq had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Mineral Products ($743M), Precious Metals ($327M), and Metals ($125M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Turkey Iraq+$98MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Iraq Turkey+N/AN/A

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Turkey () to Iraq () (2022)

Exports from Iraq () to Turkey () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Iraq

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Turkey () and Iraq () (2022)

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