Iraq vs Least developed countries: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Iraq
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.9% against 4.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Iraq ranks 18th and Least developed countries ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.7% | 2.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Iraq or Least developed countries?
- Iraq, at 7.9% against 4.6% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Iraq and Least developed countries?
- 3.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Least developed countries rank globally for services, value added?
- Iraq ranks 18th and Least developed countries ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.