Baghdad:Iraq’s imports in 2025 experienced a substantial increase, surpassing $72 billion, with a notable rise in non-oil commodity imports. China emerged as Iraq’s top trading partner throughout the year.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Central Statistical Organization and Geographic Information Systems (CSO) reported that Iraq’s total imports reached approximately $72.3 billion in 2025, a significant rise from $41.9 billion in 2024, marking an increase of 72.6%.

Non-oil commodity imports amounted to $70.8 billion, up from $39.8 billion in 2024, which is a 77.9% increase. Conversely, petroleum product imports decreased to $1.5 billion from $2.1 billion in 2024. China topped the list of Iraq’s trading partners with imports valued at $30.9 billion, representing 43.7% of the total non-oil commodity imports. Iran followed with 8.4%, and the United Arab Emirates accounted for 8.1%.

The report highlighted that maritime transport saw the highest growth among import channels, increasing by 92.7% compared to 2024, with imports via this route rising from $25.6 billion to $49.3 billion. Land route imports grew by 56.5%, while air route imports increased by 41.3%.

October recorded the largest share of total imports in 2025, making up 12.2% with a value of $8.8 billion. This month also saw the highest proportion of non-oil commodity imports, valued at $8.7 billion, accounting for 12.3%. As for petroleum products, August registered the highest share, accounting for 14.1% with a value of $0.2 billion.

The distribution of imports by mode of transport revealed a strong reliance on maritime ports, which handled about seven-tenths of all non-oil commodity imports in 2025. The value of imports through maritime ports reached $49.3 billion, compared to $14.6 billion via land routes and $6.9 billion via air routes, underscoring the significant variation in the volume of goods entering through different transport channels.