Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 6.8 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6.8 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Iraq peaked at 8.69 million SLC per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Iraq ranks 18th 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +103.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +52.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | -32.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 million SLC per person | +140.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0272 million SLC per person | +139.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1283 million SLC per person | +372.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3909 million SLC per person | +204.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4641 million SLC per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6184 million SLC per person | +33.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8418 million SLC per person | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million SLC per person | +105.6% |
| 2000 | 2.32 million SLC per person | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million SLC per person | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million SLC per person | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million SLC per person | +79.9% |
| 2005 | 2.59 million SLC per person | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million SLC per person | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.42 million SLC per person | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 4.35 million SLC per person | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 5.22 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 6.76 million SLC per person | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 7.55 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 7.75 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.29 million SLC per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.18 million SLC per person | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 5.12 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.63 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.68 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.12 million SLC per person | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 6.99 million SLC per person | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 8.69 million SLC per person | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 6.76 million SLC per person | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 6.8 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 6.8 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 55.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 6.8 million SLC per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 57.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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% | 0.0272 million SLC per person | 0.1283 million SLC per person |
| 1995 | +204.6% | 0.1283 million SLC per person | 0.3909 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0036 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 0.0051 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4224 million SLC per person | 0.0047 million SLC per person | 1.73 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million SLC per person | 1.07 million SLC per person | 5.42 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 million SLC per person | 5.12 million SLC per person | 7.75 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 million SLC per person | 5.12 million SLC per person | 8.69 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- 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, per capita in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Iraq was 6.8 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 million SLC per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.