Expense in Iraq
Iraq: Expense was 27.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Expense in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 27.6% for expense in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
That places Iraq 70th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Expense in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.7% | — |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +12.8% |
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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 815.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 4.41 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -19.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Iraq?
- Expense in Iraq was 27.6% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for expense?
- Iraq ranks 70th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Is expense rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.