Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 152.5% on the previous year and down 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.0234 million USD per square kilometre, in 2014.
Iraq ranks 169th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | -212.9% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -98.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +763.4% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -103.7% |
| 1996 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | +6546.7% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -157.8% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +540.8% |
| 2000 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -100.4% |
| 2001 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | +20699.9% |
| 2002 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -95.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -306848.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +153.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +80.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | -168.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | +335.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2016 | -0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2018 | -0.0113 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2020 | -0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | +152.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +306848.1% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -20699.9% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -6546.7% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +763.4% | 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 million USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 166 Angola -0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 French Polynesia -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Finland -0.0055 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ireland -0.133 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.2154 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$, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Iraq was -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0234 million USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 125.8%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.