Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Iraq

Iraq: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.57 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.65 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
4.88 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Iraq, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Iraq stood at 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Iraq peaked at 24.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Iraq 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 4.88 million SLC per square kilometre —
1971 5.69 million SLC per square kilometre +16.5%
1972 6.16 million SLC per square kilometre +8.3%
1973 6.66 million SLC per square kilometre +8.1%
1974 7.14 million SLC per square kilometre +7.1%
1975 8.48 million SLC per square kilometre +18.8%
1976 10.46 million SLC per square kilometre +23.4%
1977 11.68 million SLC per square kilometre +11.7%
1978 12.85 million SLC per square kilometre +10.0%
1979 15.09 million SLC per square kilometre +17.4%
1980 17.15 million SLC per square kilometre +13.6%
1981 16.22 million SLC per square kilometre -5.4%
1982 16.4 million SLC per square kilometre +1.1%
1983 16.57 million SLC per square kilometre +1.1%
1984 16.36 million SLC per square kilometre -1.3%
1985 18.28 million SLC per square kilometre +11.7%
1986 18.08 million SLC per square kilometre -1.1%
1987 24.65 million SLC per square kilometre +36.4%
1988 23.15 million SLC per square kilometre -6.1%
1989 19.31 million SLC per square kilometre -16.6%
1990 14.89 million SLC per square kilometre -22.9%
1991 5.08 million SLC per square kilometre -65.9%
1992 6.36 million SLC per square kilometre +25.1%
1993 9.3 million SLC per square kilometre +46.2%
1994 9.27 million SLC per square kilometre -0.4%
1995 7.28 million SLC per square kilometre -21.4%
1996 10.32 million SLC per square kilometre +41.8%
1997 15.55 million SLC per square kilometre +50.6%
1998 15.77 million SLC per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 16.66 million SLC per square kilometre +5.6%
2000 15.91 million SLC per square kilometre -4.5%
2001 17.38 million SLC per square kilometre +9.2%
2002 15.84 million SLC per square kilometre -8.9%
2003 11.32 million SLC per square kilometre -28.5%
2004 8.8 million SLC per square kilometre -22.3%
2005 8.7 million SLC per square kilometre -1.1%
2006 9.62 million SLC per square kilometre +10.5%
2007 10.21 million SLC per square kilometre +6.2%
2008 10.9 million SLC per square kilometre +6.7%
2009 14.92 million SLC per square kilometre +36.9%
2010 15.87 million SLC per square kilometre +6.3%
2011 16.24 million SLC per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 16.58 million SLC per square kilometre +2.1%
2013 15.02 million SLC per square kilometre -9.4%
2014 11.69 million SLC per square kilometre -22.2%
2015 9.75 million SLC per square kilometre -16.5%
2016 10.12 million SLC per square kilometre +3.7%
2017 10.9 million SLC per square kilometre +7.8%
2018 12.27 million SLC per square kilometre +12.6%
2019 13.09 million SLC per square kilometre +6.7%
2020 12.28 million SLC per square kilometre -6.2%
2021 16.42 million SLC per square kilometre +33.7%
2022 22.16 million SLC per square kilometre +35.0%
2023 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre +10.9%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4142 million SLC per square kilometre, 59.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6252 million SLC per square kilometre, 39.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -65.9% 14.89 million SLC per square kilometre 5.08 million SLC per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.91 million SLC per square kilometre 4.88 million SLC per square kilometre 15.09 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 18.62 million SLC per square kilometre 16.22 million SLC per square kilometre 24.65 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 11.05 million SLC per square kilometre 5.08 million SLC per square kilometre 16.66 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 12.36 million SLC per square kilometre 8.7 million SLC per square kilometre 17.38 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 13.15 million SLC per square kilometre 9.75 million SLC per square kilometre 16.58 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 18.86 million SLC per square kilometre 12.28 million SLC per square kilometre 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 20 Sri Lanka 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 21 Armenia 28.19 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 22 Mauritius 28.16 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 24 Burundi 23.65 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 25 Chile 23.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 26 Comoros 22.68 million SLC per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Iraq?
Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Iraq was 24.57 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 24.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 1987.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Iraq rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Iraq ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,578 data points, 1970–2023
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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.