GDP growth in Iraq
Iraq: GDP growth was -2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Iraq, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -2.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Iraq peaked at 57.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -64.0%, in 1991.
That places Iraq 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 6.5% | -8.9% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 1.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -13.1% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | -64.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | -36.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | -1.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -12.0% | 8.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Iraq
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,300 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 464.62 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 357.40 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.73 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.33 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 7.04 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,690 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 331.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 254.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 267.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Iraq?
- Gdp growth in Iraq was -2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.0% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gdp growth?
- Iraq ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.