Iraq vs Israel

Iraq vs Israel: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 3.5% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 3.9 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Israel: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 3.5% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 3.9 percentage points.
IraqIsraelIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 138 and Israel ranked 69 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year and Israel at 3.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqIsrael
2025-0.43.5
20240.21.7
20230.82
20227.76.1
20211.49
2020-12.4-1.9
20195.63.6
20182.64.1
2017-1.54.3
201616.24.5
20152.52.2
20140.73.7
20137.64.1
201213.92.4
20117.55.6
20106.45.5
20093.41.2
20088.23.2
20071.96.3
20065.65.6
20051.74.3
200453.44.6
2003-36.71.6
2002-8.2-0.3
20011.80.3
2000–8.6
1999–3.3
1998–4
1997–3.6
1996–5.9
1995–9.7
1994–7
1993–3.8
1992–7.2
1991–4.6
1990–6.6
1989–1.4
1988–3.6
1987–7.5
1986–3.6
1985–4.5
1984–2.2
1983–2.6
1982–1.4
1981–4.7
1980–3.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqIsrael
2026-164.5
2027194.4
20286.63.6
20293.43.6
20303.43.6
20313.53.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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