Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq
Iraq: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -16.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq is -16.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 190.8% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq peaked at 61.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -36.9%, in 2015.
That places Iraq 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.2% | — |
| 1970 | 9.1% | +5215.0% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -56.4% |
| 1972 | 20.5% | +417.6% |
| 1973 | -23.8% | -215.9% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | -180.6% |
| 1975 | -14.1% | -173.5% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -260.9% |
| 1977 | -2.5% | -111.1% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -148.2% |
| 1979 | -1.4% | -218.4% |
| 1980 | -0.5% | -63.2% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -462.4% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +468.7% |
| 1983 | -3.8% | -135.3% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -385.9% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +43.4% |
| 1986 | -4.3% | -127.3% |
| 1987 | -8.3% | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -192.2% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | +11.7% |
| 1991 | -16.5% | -252.3% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | -237.5% |
| 1993 | -1.1% | -104.9% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -736.5% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +67.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -38.1% |
| 1997 | -8.1% | -209.4% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -201.9% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +93.0% |
| 2000 | -11.4% | -171.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -109.0% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +1566.1% |
| 2003 | -29.2% | -270.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -160.0% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +79.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -86.4% |
| 2007 | -27.7% | -748.7% |
| 2008 | -13.9% | -49.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -125.6% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +279.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | -6.9% | -142.4% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -446.6% |
| 2014 | -2.0% | -108.4% |
| 2015 | -36.9% | +1732.2% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -99.2% |
| 2017 | -16.0% | +5082.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -256.2% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +144.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -63.2% |
| 2021 | -20.6% | -191.6% |
| 2022 | -21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -193.1% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | -16.8% | -190.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | -23.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | -8.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | -16.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -29.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | -36.9% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -21.0% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 438.70 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -42.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -166.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iraq was -16.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.9% in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Iraq ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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.