Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Iraq
Iraq: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.6132 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Iraq, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq is 0.6132 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq peaked at 0.6302 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 16th 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 … Current square in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +110.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +148.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +151.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +395.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +215.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1998 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +112.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +85.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2548 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.359 units per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3008 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3731 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5004 units per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5853 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6302 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6135 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4484 units per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4536 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5199 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5871 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6132 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.6132 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 89.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.6132 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 40.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +395.0% | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +215.0% | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0186 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1836 units per square kilometre | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | 0.359 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5325 units per square kilometre | 0.3731 units per square kilometre | 0.6302 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 13 Singapore 0.7089 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Laos 0.7078 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cambodia 0.6232 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Uganda 0.6024 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 0.5983 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Hungary 0.5206 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Iraq was 0.6132 units per square kilometre 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 0.6302 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Iraq ranks 16th 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 103.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.