Iraq vs Kuwait: Inflation, GDP deflator
Iraq
-7.0%
in 2025
Kuwait
-5.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
209th
Kuwait rank
208th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -5.0% against -7.0% in Iraq, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 209th and Kuwait ranks 208th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 30.5% | 12.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 123.0% | 0.6% | 122.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 7.8% | 5.1% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 2.7% | 3.4% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -5.0% against -7.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 2.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Iraq ranks 209th and Kuwait ranks 208th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.