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Iraq Economic Indicators

Latest economic indicators and statistics for Iraq.

Indicator Current Value Previous Value Frequency Period
GDP $279.64B $268.88B Yearly 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate -1.55% 0.52% Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita $4,180.3 $4,337.09 Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita PPP $12,725.04 $13,202.32 Yearly 2024
R&D Expenditure (% GDP) 0.04% 0.04% Yearly 2021
Real GDP $192.47B $195.49B Yearly 2024
Annual Inflation Rate 4.36% 4.99% Yearly 2023
Annual Unemployment Rate 15.52% 15.45% Yearly 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 10.8% 10.87% Yearly 2024
Annual Exports $43.77B $49.4B Yearly 2016
Annual Imports $37.06B Yearly 2014
Exports (% GDP) 37.51% 39.63% Yearly 2024
FDI Inflows (% GDP) -1.99% -0.73% Yearly 2023
Imports (% GDP) 37.23% 29.83% Yearly 2024
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) $26.67B $57.92B Yearly 2023
Trade (% GDP) 74.74% 69.46% Yearly 2024
Interest Rate 5.5% 5.5% Daily Aug 31, 2025
Private Credit (% GDP) 13.96% 12.55% Yearly 2024
Adult Literacy Rate 86% 83% Yearly 2017
Gini Index 29.8 points 29.5 points Yearly 2023
Happiness Index 4.98 points 5.17 points Yearly 2024
Population 46.04M 45.07M Yearly 2024
Poverty Rate 0.5% 0.6% Yearly 2023
Agricultural Land (%) 21.75% 21.69% Yearly 2022
Annual CO2 Emissions 176.46M tonnes 171.28M tonnes Yearly 2023
Forest Area (%) 1.9% 1.9% Yearly 2022
Corruption Control -1.32 points -1.21 points Yearly 2023
Political stability index -2.41 points -2.41 points Yearly 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 20.8 21.5 Yearly 2023
Life Expectancy 72.32 72.04 Yearly 2023
Physicians per 1,000 people 1.01 0.97 Yearly 2022
Electricity Access 100% 100% Yearly 2023
Internet Users 81.7% 78.7% Yearly 2023
Travel Earnings $955M $3.59B Yearly 2020