Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Iraq

Iraq: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
65.59 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
26th
of 194 countries
All-time high
147.52 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Iraq, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Iraq peaked at 147.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Iraq 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre
1971 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre +5.6%
1972 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre +11.7%
1973 0.0021 million SLC per square kilometre +35.0%
1974 0.0047 million SLC per square kilometre +126.1%
1975 0.0079 million SLC per square kilometre +66.0%
1976 0.0099 million SLC per square kilometre +25.7%
1977 0.0109 million SLC per square kilometre +9.7%
1978 0.0147 million SLC per square kilometre +35.6%
1979 0.0204 million SLC per square kilometre +38.8%
1980 0.028 million SLC per square kilometre +37.2%
1981 0.0431 million SLC per square kilometre +53.8%
1982 0.0487 million SLC per square kilometre +13.0%
1983 0.0308 million SLC per square kilometre -36.8%
1984 0.0255 million SLC per square kilometre -17.0%
1985 0.0244 million SLC per square kilometre -4.4%
1986 0.0222 million SLC per square kilometre -8.9%
1987 0.0213 million SLC per square kilometre -4.1%
1988 0.0254 million SLC per square kilometre +19.1%
1989 0.0368 million SLC per square kilometre +44.8%
1990 0.0365 million SLC per square kilometre -0.6%
1991 0.021 million SLC per square kilometre -42.4%
1992 0.0598 million SLC per square kilometre +184.5%
1993 0.1479 million SLC per square kilometre +147.3%
1994 0.27 million SLC per square kilometre +82.5%
1995 0.6508 million SLC per square kilometre +141.0%
1996 0.2557 million SLC per square kilometre -60.7%
1997 0.8086 million SLC per square kilometre +216.3%
1998 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre +63.0%
1999 2.41 million SLC per square kilometre +83.1%
2000 4.69 million SLC per square kilometre +94.2%
2001 8.1 million SLC per square kilometre +72.8%
2002 7.03 million SLC per square kilometre -13.1%
2003 10.08 million SLC per square kilometre +43.3%
2004 9.14 million SLC per square kilometre -9.3%
2005 32.07 million SLC per square kilometre +250.9%
2006 45.94 million SLC per square kilometre +43.3%
2007 20.42 million SLC per square kilometre -55.5%
2008 64.26 million SLC per square kilometre +214.7%
2009 36.61 million SLC per square kilometre -43.0%
2010 71.48 million SLC per square kilometre +95.2%
2011 97.27 million SLC per square kilometre +36.1%
2012 102.97 million SLC per square kilometre +5.9%
2013 143.62 million SLC per square kilometre +39.5%
2014 147.52 million SLC per square kilometre +2.7%
2015 123.93 million SLC per square kilometre -16.0%
2016 69.8 million SLC per square kilometre -43.7%
2017 79.51 million SLC per square kilometre +13.9%
2018 94.58 million SLC per square kilometre +19.0%
2019 136.45 million SLC per square kilometre +44.3%
2020 38.42 million SLC per square kilometre -71.8%
2021 75.8 million SLC per square kilometre +97.3%
2022 95.13 million SLC per square kilometre +25.5%
2023 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre -31.1%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.09 million SLC per square kilometre, 31.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.14 million SLC per square kilometre, 15.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0075 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0204 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0306 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0213 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0487 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.5981 million SLC per square kilometre 0.021 million SLC per square kilometre 2.41 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 23.83 million SLC per square kilometre 4.69 million SLC per square kilometre 64.26 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 106.71 million SLC per square kilometre 69.8 million SLC per square kilometre 147.52 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 68.74 million SLC per square kilometre 38.42 million SLC per square kilometre 95.13 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 23 Mauritius 76.76 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 24 Armenia 69.97 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 25 Jamaica 65.9 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 27 Myanmar 65.49 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 28 Syria 63.57 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 29 Burundi 47.7 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Iraq?
Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Iraq was 65.59 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 147.52 million SLC per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
Iraq ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local 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.

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Indicator
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local 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.