Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Iraq
Iraq: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0065 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Iraq, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq stood at 0.0065 units per person.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq peaked at 0.0078 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +103.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +52.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -32.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +140.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +139.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +372.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +204.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +33.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 units per person | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | +105.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | +79.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | +2.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0065 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 82.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0065 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 50.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +372.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1995 | +204.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
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)
- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq was 0.0065 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Iraq ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.