Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq is 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.4689 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0603 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0621 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0738 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0797 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0912 million USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.11 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1121 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1325 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1642 million USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1649 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1352 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1338 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1227 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1229 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1229 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1329 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1586 million USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1635 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.149 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.149 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0634 million USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0942 million USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0899 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0734 million USD per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 million USD per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1339 million USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1806 million USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2123 million USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2153 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2203 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2051 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1372 million USD per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2115 million USD per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.215 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2272 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2315 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2505 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2608 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2775 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2984 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.34 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3661 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3668 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3842 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4371 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4292 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4405 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4689 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4088 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.415 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4467 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4451 million USD per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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% | 0.149 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0603 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1642 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1406 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1227 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1649 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1157 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2123 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2174 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1372 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2608 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3809 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2775 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4689 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.426 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4088 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4467 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 100 North Macedonia 0.4634 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 101 Egypt 0.4565 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Ecuador 0.4516 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4043 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3988 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Montenegro 0.385 million USD 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$), annual growth rate -10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.4337 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4689 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.