Goods and services expense in Iraq

Iraq: Goods and services expense was 12.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12.4%
Change on year
up 88.6%
World rank
92nd
of 154 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2014
All-time low
6.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Goods and services expense in Iraq, 2014–2019

0510152014201620192014: 13 % of expense2015: 8.9 % of expense2016: 7.8 % of expense2017: 7 % of expense2018: 6.6 % of expense2019: 12.4 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2019, goods and services expense in Iraq stood at 12.4%.

The figure is up 88.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Iraq ranks 92nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 89 Serbia 12.7% compare
  2. 90 Namibia 12.6% compare
  3. 91 South Korea 12.5% compare
  4. 93 Mongolia 11.8% compare
  5. 94 Malaysia 11.6% compare
  6. 95 Bahrain 11.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Iraq?
Goods and services expense in Iraq was 12.4% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2018.
How does Iraq rank for goods and services expense?
Iraq ranks 92nd out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.