Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate (2015) in Iraq
Iraq: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 29.38 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 29.38 % change on previous year for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and up 154.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 230.75 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -98.07 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 49th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 180 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -98.07 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 2008 | 230.75 % change on previous year | -335.3% |
| 2009 | 112.63 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2010 | 71.65 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 135.01 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 2012 | 29.84 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 2013 | -53.61 % change on previous year | -279.7% |
| 2014 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2015 | -12.28 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 2016 | 134.67 % change on previous year | -1196.8% |
| 2017 | -77.66 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 2018 | 104.65 % change on previous year | -234.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2020 | -14.67 % change on previous year | -315.8% |
| 2021 | -19.08 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 48.94 % change on previous year | -356.5% |
| 2023 | 29.38 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 29.38 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.18 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 29.38 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -10.04 % change on previous year. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1196.8% | -12.28 % change on previous year | 134.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.33 % change on previous year | -98.07 % change on previous year | 230.75 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.85 % change on previous year | -77.66 % change on previous year | 135.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.14 % change on previous year | -19.08 % change on previous year | 48.94 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 46 France 38.92 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Timor-Leste 38.82 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Thailand 35.3 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Portugal 26.58 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Morocco 24.85 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Albania 24.47 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Iraq was 29.38 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 230.75 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.07 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.8%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.