Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 179.4% on the previous year and down 169.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.0174 million USD per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Iraq 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -209.2% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -98.7% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +1696.1% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -104.5% |
| 1996 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | +5275.4% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -164.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +577.5% |
| 2000 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -100.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +20241.8% |
| 2002 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | -216348.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -168.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | +348.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2019 | -0.007 million USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2022 | -0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +179.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +216348.5% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -20241.8% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -5275.4% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +1696.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 166 French Polynesia -0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Angola -0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Finland -0.0047 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ireland -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1694 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq was -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0174 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 169.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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
Total FDI inflows — 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.