Iraq vs Jordan

Iraq vs Jordan: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 2.8% a year in Jordan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 3.2 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Jordan: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: -0.4% a year in Iraq and 2.8% a year in Jordan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 3.2 percentage points.
IraqJordanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Jordan has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2025, Iraq ranked 138 and Jordan ranked 82 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.5% a year and Jordan at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqJordan
2025-0.42.8
20240.22.6
20230.83.1
20227.72.7
20211.43.8
2020-12.4-1.2
20195.61.9
20182.61.9
2017-1.52.5
201616.22.1
20152.52.5
20140.73.3
20137.62.7
201213.92.4
20117.52.9
20106.42.6
20093.45.1
20088.28.3
20071.98.4
20065.68.5
20051.78.8
200453.48.3
2003-36.74
2002-8.26.6
20011.85
2000–4.2
1999–3.2
1998–3.2
1997–3.7
1996–1.9
1995–6
1994–5
1993–4.4
1992–16.9
1991–-5.7
1990–-1.6
1989–-10.7
1988–2.9
1987–2.7
1986–5.9
1985–-1.1
1984–5.5
1983–1.4
1982–5.8
1981–15
1980–11.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqJordan
2026-162.7
2027193.1
20286.63
20293.43
20303.43
20313.53

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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