GDP per capita growth in Iraq
Iraq: GDP per capita growth was -4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Iraq, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Iraq is -4.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 2,629.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Iraq peaked at 55.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -64.4%, in 1991.
That places Iraq 209th out of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Iraq, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.8% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -68.3% |
| 1963 | -0.9% | -162.7% |
| 1964 | 11.0% | -1266.1% |
| 1965 | 7.1% | -35.8% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -79.4% |
| 1967 | -11.9% | -914.1% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -230.1% |
| 1969 | -0.3% | -101.6% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -489.0% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | +84.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -87.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +281.8% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | +1289.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +51.8% |
| 1977 | -1.4% | -110.7% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -1019.4% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | +22.5% |
| 1981 | -3.7% | -117.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -115.4% |
| 1983 | -15.6% | -2868.4% |
| 1984 | -4.5% | -71.1% |
| 1985 | -1.0% | -78.8% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -319.8% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +201.7% |
| 1988 | -2.3% | -136.4% |
| 1989 | -5.7% | +144.9% |
| 1990 | 55.9% | -1087.0% |
| 1991 | -64.4% | -215.3% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | -144.6% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | -1.0% | -104.1% |
| 1995 | -1.2% | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -705.5% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +132.9% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +75.7% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -55.1% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | -1.4% | -110.4% |
| 2002 | -11.1% | +714.0% |
| 2003 | -38.5% | +248.5% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -227.3% |
| 2005 | -1.3% | -102.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -476.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -44.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +124.9% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -105.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -939.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +132.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -70.0% |
| 2014 | -1.3% | -148.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -88.0% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -7324.5% |
| 2017 | -4.0% | -135.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -106.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1072.8% |
| 2020 | -14.0% | -544.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -94.6% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -837.3% |
| 2023 | -1.7% | -131.2% |
| 2024 | -3.6% | +110.2% |
| 2025 | -4.2% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | -11.9% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | -1.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3% | -15.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | -64.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -38.5% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -4.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -14.0% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 206 Iran, Islamic Republic of -3.7% compare
- 207 Haiti -3.8% compare
- 208 Syria -3.9% compare
- 210 Lebanon -7.6% compare
- 211 Equatorial Guinea -8.1% compare
- 212 South Sudan -9.8% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,828 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 679.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.68 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Iraq?
- Gdp per capita growth in Iraq was -4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.4% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Iraq ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,629.0%. 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.