Iraq vs Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Iraq
0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
39th
Lower middle income rank
38th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Iraq
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
1980s 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
1990s 0.0848 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1221 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
2020s 0.1897 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Iraq or Lower middle income?
Iraq, at 0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Iraq and Lower middle income?
0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Iraq ranks 39th and Lower middle income ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.