Cigarettes — Import quantity in Iraq
Iraq: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 43,854 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cigarettes — import quantity in Iraq is 43,854 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Iraq peaked at 81,080 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,826 t, in 2017.
That places Iraq 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,284 t | — |
| 2011 | 33,033 t | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 31,510 t | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 29,516 t | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 29,516 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,618 t | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 39,757 t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25,826 t | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 81,080 t | +214.0% |
| 2019 | 65,433 t | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 48,693 t | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 53,708 t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 63,132 t | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 43,854 t | -30.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 43,854 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 807.68 t, 54.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 43,854 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,645 t, 9.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cigarettes — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +214.0% | 25,826 t | 81,080 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40,157 t | 25,826 t | 81,080 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,347 t | 43,854 t | 63,132 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Iraq?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Iraq was 43,854 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 81,080 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,826 t in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Iraq ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.