Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.004 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.004 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0055 million USD per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 million USD per person, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0027 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.003 million USD per person | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.004 million USD per person | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.004 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -66.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +41.6% |
| 1994 | 0.002 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 million USD per person | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.004 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.004 million USD per person | -3.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.004 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0066 million USD per person, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.004 million USD per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -66.5% | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person |
| 2004 | +49.8% | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0055 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 0.0053 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0039 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0039 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 million USD per person | 0.0039 million USD per person | 0.0049 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0044 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Iraq was 0.004 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 million USD per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.