Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq
Iraq: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuel exports in Iraq, 1963–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuel exports in Iraq is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Iraq peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1972.
Iraq ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 94.0% | — |
| 1972 | 5.9% | -93.7% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | +217.4% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +67.6% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +187.6% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 29.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.6%, 11.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +217.4% | 6.4% | 20.3% |
| 2000 | +187.6% | 33.7% | 97.0% |
| 1972 | -93.7% | 94.0% | 5.9% |
| 1975 | +67.6% | 20.3% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 5.9% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2024)
- Gas production 109.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 109.4 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Iraq?
- Fuel exports in Iraq was 99.0% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1972.
- How does Iraq rank for fuel exports?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.