Oil dominates Iraq’s exports to US at $6.5 billion in 2025 Shafaq News

Mineral fuels and oil products accounted for nearly all of Iraq’s exports to the United States in 2025, with total Iraqi exports to the US market reaching $6.5 billion, according to Trading Economics data based on US Census Bureau figures.

Crude oil alone was valued at $4.79 billion, while petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals contributed an additional $1.65 billion, bringing total energy exports to $6.45 billion, or 99% of all Iraqi exports to the US market. No single non-energy category exceeded $37 million.

Iraq’s exports to the US have followed a consistent downward trend in recent years, from $10 billion in 2022 to $8.9 billion in 2023, $7.7 billion in 2024, and $6.5 billion in 2025.

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