Iraq vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate
Iraq
7.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
3.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.67 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.28 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.66 % change on previous year | 5.71 % change on previous year | 0.0467 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 0.9053 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate, Iraq or Upper middle income?
- Iraq, at 7.67 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate between Iraq and Upper middle income?
- 4.31 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Upper middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.