Revenue, excluding grants in Iraq

Iraq: Revenue, excluding grants was 38.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 157 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2014
All-time low
27.6%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Revenue, excluding grants in Iraq, 2014–2019

0102030402014201620192014: 39.2 % of GDP2015: 30.6 % of GDP2016: 27.6 % of GDP2017: 34.6 % of GDP2018: 39.1 % of GDP2019: 38.6 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2019, revenue, excluding grants in Iraq stood at 38.6%.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

That places Iraq 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Revenue, excluding grants in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in Iraq, 2014 to 2019.
Year % of GDP Change
2014 39.2%
2015 30.6% -21.9%
2016 27.6% -9.8%
2017 34.6% +25.3%
2018 39.1% +13.0%
2019 38.6% -1.2%

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 17 Slovakia 39.3% compare
  2. 18 Azerbaijan 38.9% compare
  3. 19 Serbia 38.6% compare
  4. 21 Estonia 38.3% compare
  5. 22 Denmark 38.3% compare
  6. 23 Hungary 37.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in Iraq?
Revenue, excluding grants in Iraq was 38.6% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2016.
How does Iraq rank for revenue, excluding grants?
Iraq ranks 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.