# Iraq Export Playbook for Africa

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Africa. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Iraq (IRQ)
- Region: Africa
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $26.1B
- Reported FTA markets: 2
- Average reported distance: 4,715 km
- Average business entry indicator: 24 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| South Africa | ZAF | $14.5B | 9 | Not reported | 7,964 km | 40 | Product not reported |
| Egypt | EGY | $5.3B | 6 | Reported | 1,300 km | 13 | Product not reported |
| Morocco | MAR | $4.8B | 2 | Reported | 4,699 km | 9 | Product not reported |
| Angola | AGO | $1.3B | 2 | Not reported | 5,737 km | 36 | Product not reported |
| Uganda | UGA | $269.3M | 1 | Not reported | 3,876 km | 24 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $4.9B | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Morocco (MAR) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $4.4B | +17.9% | +0.2% |
| 3 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.1B | +18.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.1B | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +18.7% | +6.2% |
| 6 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.5B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $1.1B | +21.0% | +8.8% |
| 8 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $942.5M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $892.9M | +17.5% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Angola (AGO) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $889.6M | +17.3% | +0.0% |
| 11 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $746.9M | +21.6% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 300490 - Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $734.4M | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $495.8M | +9.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $476.4M | +10.3% | +0.0% |
| 15 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $451.4M | +4.2% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Morocco (MAR) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $427.8M | +13.2% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Angola (AGO) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $409.1M | +26.5% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Egypt (EGY) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $377.3M | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | South Africa (ZAF) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $275.8M | +0.9% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Uganda (UGA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $269.3M | +10.4% | +0.2% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 7 | $27.7B | $15.6B | +18.5% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 7 | $5.8B | $5.0B | +11.8% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 2 | $5.8B | $3.2B | +11.1% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $819.0M | $942.5M | +9.5% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $1.9B | $734.4M | +11.9% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $1.2B | $377.3M | +7.6% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 1 | $792.0M | $275.8M | +0.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Iraq focus on Africa?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.