Services, value added in Iraq
Iraq: Services, value added was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Iraq, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Iraq stood at 52.3%.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Iraq peaked at 54.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 137th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Services, value added in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 37.1% | — |
| 1969 | 38.8% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 37.5% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 25.0% | -33.2% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +80.9% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 44.9% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | -55.4% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +69.5% |
| 1992 | 30.3% | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | +59.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +48.1% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +45.5% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.0% | 37.1% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 23.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 22.3% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 13.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 10.9% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 33.5% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 33.2% | 54.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 134 Eswatini 52.4% compare
- 135 Rwanda 52.3% compare
- 136 Morocco 52.3% compare
- 138 Bangladesh 52.1% compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 51.9% compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 815.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 4.41 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -19.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Iraq?
- Services, value added in Iraq was 52.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for services, value added?
- Iraq ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.