Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Iraq
Iraq: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Iraq, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Iraq peaked at 547.41 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.93 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 14th of 194 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.36 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 75.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 72.44 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 86.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 93.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 106.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 128.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 130.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 154.66 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 191.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 192.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 157.86 million SLC per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 156.16 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 143.22 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 143.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 143.45 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 155.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 185.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 190.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 173.9 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 173.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 58.93 million SLC per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1992 | 74.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 109.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 104.92 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 85.7 million SLC per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 128.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 156.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 210.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 247.86 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 251.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 257.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 239.4 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 160.15 million SLC per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 246.89 million SLC per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 251.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 265.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 270.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 292.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 304.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 323.92 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 348.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 396.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 427.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 428.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 448.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 510.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 500.98 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 514.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 547.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 477.23 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 484.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 521.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 100.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.65 million SLC per square kilometre, 58.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -66.1% | 173.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 58.93 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 70.36 million SLC per square kilometre | 191.67 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 164.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 143.22 million SLC per square kilometre | 192.46 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.07 million SLC per square kilometre | 58.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 247.86 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.82 million SLC per square kilometre | 160.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 304.43 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 444.61 million SLC per square kilometre | 323.92 million SLC per square kilometre | 547.41 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 497.32 million SLC per square kilometre | 477.23 million SLC per square kilometre | 521.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 11 Singapore 741.31 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uganda 693.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 13 Paraguay 578.56 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hungary 480.19 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea 446.92 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 17 Rwanda 408.92 million SLC 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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Iraq was 506.28 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 547.41 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.93 million SLC per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Iraq ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.