Iraq: Imports, billion dollars
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Iraq |
Imports of goods and services, billion USD |
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Latest value | 50.71 |
Year | 2021 |
Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
Data availability | 1970 - 2021 |
Average | 23.43 |
Min - Max | 0.00 - 72.28 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 50.71 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 54.26 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 155.58 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 1970 to 2021 is 23.43 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 72.28 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019.
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Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.10 | 2022 | million dollars (current) |
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Current account, in dollars | 58.01 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
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Trade balance, in dollars | 57.92 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
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External debt | 8.58 | 2022 | percent |
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Short-term debt to reserves | 1.19 | 2022 | percent |
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