Iraq (IRQ) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Iraq-Romania Trade: In 2022, Iraq exported $363k to Romania. The main products that Iraq exported to Romania were Excavation Machinery ($184k), Iron Pipes ($90.4k), and Air Pumps ($10.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iraq to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 69%, from $128M in 2017 to $363k in 2022.

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

Romania-Iraq Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $52M to Iraq. The main products that Romania exported to Iraq were Valves ($11.8M), Iron Pipes ($8.48M), and Sawn Wood ($4.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.43%, from $58.9M in 2017 to $52M in 2022.

In 2022, Romania 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, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Iraq exported $363k to Romania. The main products exported from Iraq to Romania were Excavation Machinery ($184k), Iron Pipes ($90.4k), and Air Pumps ($10.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iraq to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 69%, from $128M in 2017 to $363k in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $52M to Iraq. The main products exported from Romania to Iraq were Valves ($11.8M), Iron Pipes ($8.48M), and Sawn Wood ($4.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Iraq have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.43%, from $58.9M in 2022 to $52M in 2017.

Exports from Iraq () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Iraq () (2022)

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Trade between Iraq () and Romania ()

Romania Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Year

Iraq
Top DestinationIndia$38.8B

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Iraq included Germany ($18.8B), Hungary ($6.75B), and Italy ($9.55B).

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Romania

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

During 2022, Iraq had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Machines ($222k), Metals ($122k), and Instruments ($13.4k).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Iraq in the exports of Machines ($24.5M), Metals ($9.98M), and Wood Products ($5.69M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iraq Romania+$64.7kExcavation Machinery

Top Product Potential Romania Iraq+$4.91MIron Pipes

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iraq () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Iraq () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Iraq () and Romania ()

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Iraq - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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