Consumer price index in Iraq
Iraq: Consumer price index was 143.6 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Iraq, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 143.6 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Iraq peaked at 143.6 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 2010 = 100, in 1990.
That places Iraq 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.73 2010 = 100 | 59.32 2010 = 100 | 71.36 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.36 2010 = 100 | 74.47 2010 = 100 | 129.36 2010 = 100 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.36 2010 = 100 | 0.0307 2010 = 100 | 17.37 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.06 2010 = 100 | 18.24 2010 = 100 | 97.63 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.4 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 119.63 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.57 2010 = 100 | 120.08 2010 = 100 | 143.6 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 123 Albania 144.1 2010 = 100 compare
- 124 Croatia 144.01 2010 = 100 compare
- 125 United States 143.86 2010 = 100 compare
- 127 Costa Rica 143 2010 = 100 compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 142.94 2010 = 100 compare
- 129 Guyana 142.21 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for Iraq
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.2% (2024)
- Broad money 47.9% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.0% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 167.41 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 78.52 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net migration -1,064 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.21 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,300 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Iraq?
- Consumer price index in Iraq was 143.6 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 143.6 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 2010 = 100 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for consumer price index?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).