Iraq vs Least developed countries: Imports of goods and services

Iraq
24.8%
in 2024
Least developed countries
6.4%
in 2025
Iraq rank
7th
Least developed countries rank
10th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Iraq
  • Least developed countries
-2002040200120132025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 24.8% against 6.4% in Least developed countries, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 7th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 178 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 22.3% 3.3% 18.9% Iraq
2010s 5.1% 1.0% 4.1% Iraq
2020s 7.4% 4.2% 3.1% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Iraq or Least developed countries?
Iraq, at 24.8% against 6.4% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Iraq and Least developed countries?
18.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Least developed countries?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Least developed countries rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Iraq ranks 7th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.