Measuring and analyzing the relationship between the customs tariff policy for agricultural goods and the gross domestic product of the agricultural sector in Iraq for the period from 2003 to 2021

Abstract

The research aims to study the importance of reducing customs taxes on agricultural exports with its emphasis on imports from competing foreign agricultural commodities for the purpose of raising economic growth rates through increasing the gross domestic product of the agricultural sector, where the descriptive and analytical deductive method was used, in addition to the use of standard methods to measure the impact of the use of a strict customs policy on agricultural imports of foreign commodities and the extent of this impact on the gross domestic product of the agricultural sector in Iraq for the period (2003-2021). The agricultural sector has a major role in increasing the financial revenues and the growth of the domestic product for this sector, as this requires activating the role of the customs tariff policy for agricultural commodities as it is an important tool in achieving several purposes, including financial, economic and social ones in reducing agricultural imports and encouraging exports to the agricultural sector. Therefore, the research came with several results, the most important of which The research hypothesis is fulfilled and it says that following a strict or escalating customs policy in Iraq will lead to an increase in the output of the agricultural sector and thus an increase in the Iraqi gross domestic product. Economic problems and the advancement of the Iraqi economy.