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About

United States-Iran Trade: In 2022, United States exported $45.5M to Iran. The main products that United States exported to Iran were Medical Instruments ($18.6M), Orthopedic Appliances ($3.03M), and Other Plastic Products ($2.96M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $187M in 2017 to $45.5M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-United States Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $11.2M to United States. The main products that Iran exported to United States were Paintings ($6.1M), Antiques ($4.5M), and Brochures ($198k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.8%,  from $65.5M in 2017 to $11.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Chiquita (309), Prime Line Coffee (64), and Intercontinental Packaging (16) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Iran to the United States. Conversely, Chiquita Panama Llc. (72), Other (63), and F.lli Galloni S.p.a. (49) were notable for importing products to Iran from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $45.5M to Iran. The main products exported from United States to Iran were Medical Instruments ($18.6M), Orthopedic Appliances ($3.03M), and Other Plastic Products ($2.96M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $187M in 2017 to $45.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $11.2M to United States. The main products exported from Iran to United States were Paintings ($6.1M), Antiques ($4.5M), and Brochures ($198k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.8%, from $65.5M in 2022 to $11.2M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Iran included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than United States included Armenia ($557M) and Azerbaijan ($454M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Iran

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United States and Iran by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Iran.

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Instruments ($28.3M), Chemical Products ($10.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3M).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Arts and Antiques ($10.7M), Paper Goods ($260k), and Textiles ($146k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential United States Iran+$22.2MMedical Instruments
Top Product Potential Iran United States+$3.45MPaintings

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

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