Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iraq
Iraq: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iraq, 2005–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 43.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iraq peaked at 0.5251 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Iraq 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Iraq, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 37 Cape Verde 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 39 India 0.303 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Germany 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Turkey 0.2956 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Israel 0.2907 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iraq?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Iraq was 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5251 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.